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Review: A History of Pi, by Petr Beckmann

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Dan

A History of Pi, published in 1971, is about two things. The first is pi, the number, and our history struggling with its baffling qualities. The second is fascism and, more broadly, ignorance. Beckmann holds pi like a mirror up … Continue reading →

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