The Universal Book of Mathematics

The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes

Cover of the first edition

Author| David Darling
Country| United States
Language| English
Subject| Mathematics
Publisher| John Wiley & Sons

Publication date

| August 11, 2004
Media type| Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD
Pages| 400
ISBN| 0471270474

The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes (2004) is a bestselling book by British author David Darling.

## Contents

* 1 Summary
* 2 Errors
* 3 Reception
* 4 See also
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Summary

The book is presented in a dictionary format. The book is divided into headwords, which, as the title suggests, run from Abracadabra to Zeno's paradoxes.

The book also provides relevant diagrams and illustrations.

## Errors

The first edition of the book had several errors which were fixed in later editions. Several famous scientists have sent in corrections to the author of the book. These include Warren Johnson and Freeman Dyson.[1]

## Reception

The book has been praised by BoingBoing[2] and British newspaper The Independent.[3]

Problems and Puzzles mentioned in the book have been discussed and debated several times by several major mathematicians.[4]

## See also

* David Darling (astronomer)
* Mathematics

## References

1. ↑ darling.com
2. ↑ boingboing.com
3. ↑ independent.co.uk
4. ↑ billthelizard.com

## External links

* boingboing.com
* math.com
* google.com

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