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“[A] jaunty book.”—James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review
“Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history.”—Publishers Weekly
“Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin’s writerly flair.”—Davide Castelvecchi, Nature
“[Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers.”—Andrea Marks, Scientific American
“Engaging and entertaining.”—Library Journal
“Personal and lively.”—Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society
“Devlin’s enthusiasm for his subject is infectious.”—Tony Mann, Times Higher Education

Finding Fibonacci

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    A Paperback / softback by Keith Devlin

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 9 July 2019
      ISBN-13 9780691192307
      978-0691192307
      ISBN-10 0691192308
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      Biography: science, technology and medicine European history: medieval period, middle ages Mathematics Philosophy of mathematics

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      “[A] jaunty book.”—James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review
      “Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history.”—Publishers Weekly
      “Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin’s writerly flair.”—Davide Castelvecchi, Nature
      “[Devlin] talks his way into Italian research libraries in search of early manuscripts, photographs all 11 street signs on Via Leonardo Fibonacci in Florence and strives to cultivate a love for numbers in his readers.”—Andrea Marks, Scientific American
      “Engaging and entertaining.”—Library Journal
      “Personal and lively.”—Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society
      “Devlin’s enthusiasm for his subject is infectious.”—Tony Mann, Times Higher Education

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