A Little History of Mathematics
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Snezana Lawrence is a mathematician and historian and the author of A Little History of Mathematics (Waterstones).
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A Little History of Mathematics summarises a wide array of mathematical achievements, starting from the earliest known mathematicians and working all the way up to (pretty much) today. A huge number of mathematical characters from history are introduced in the book (many of whom would be familiar to maths enthusiasts, others perhaps not). We spend a page or two with each,...