Book review of: J. Havil, The irrationals. A story of the numbers you can't count on

DOI10.1007/S00283-014-9528-3zbMATH Open1329.00064OpenAlexW2326241464MaRDI QIDQ906037

Pamela Gorkin

Publication date: 29 January 2016

Published in: The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00283-014-9528-3

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations: limits and generalizations, elementary topology of the line (26A03) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to mathematics in general (00-01) External book reviews (00A17) Popularization of mathematics (00A09)

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