TY - BOOK AU - Ball,Johnny TI - Wonders beyond numbers: a brief history of all things mathematical SN - 9781472939975 (paperback) U1 - 510.9 23 PY - 2019/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Sigma KW - Mathematics KW - History KW - Miscellanea N1 - Originally published: 2017; Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-470) and index N2 - By introducing us to the major characters and leading us through many historical twists and turns, Johnny slowly unravels the tale of how humanity built up a knowledge and understanding of shapes, numbers and patterns from ancient times, a story that leads directly to the technological wonderland we live in today. As Galileo said, ̀Everything in the universe is written in the language of mathematics', and Wonders Beyond Numbers is your guide to this language ER -