title: A Curious History of Mathematics: The Big Ideas from Early Number Concepts to Chaos Theory
author:  Joel Levy 
description: <DIV></DIV><DIV><DIV></DIV>Joel Levy is a popular science writer who has written for publications as diverse as <I>Marie Claire</I>, <I>Daily Express</I>, <I>Independent on Sunday</I>, and the <I>Fortean Times</I>. He has published more than 15 books including <I>A Bee in a Cathedral</I> (A&amp;C Black Publishers), <I>The Bedside Book of Chemistry</I> (Murdoch Books Pty), <I>Newton's Notebook</I> (The History Press), and <I>Poison: A Social History</I> (The History Press).&#160; </DIV>
zlib_text: Sources and Studies 
  in the History of Mathematics and 
  Physical Sciences 
  Editorial Board 
  J.Z. Buchwald J. Ltitzen 
  G.J. Toomer 
  Advisory Board 
  P.J. Davis T. Hawkins 
  A.E. Shapiro D. Whiteside 
  Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 
  Sources and Studies 
  in the History of Mathematics and 
  Physical Sciences 
  Editorial Board 
  J.Z. Buchwald J. Lützen 
  GJ. Toomer 
  Advisory Board 
  PJ. Davis T. Hawkins 
  A.E. Shapiro D. Whiteside 
  Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 
  Sources and Studies 
  in the History of Mathematics and 
  Physical Sciences 
  Editorial Board 
  J.Z. Buchwald J. Ltitzen 
  G.J. Toomer 
  Advisory Board 
  P.J. Davis T. Hawkins 
  A.E. Shapiro D. Whiteside 
  Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 
  
  Sources and Studies in the 
  History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences 
  K. Andersen 
  Brook Taylor's Work on Linear Perspective 
  J. Cannon/So Dostrovsky 
  The Evolution of Dynamics: Vibration Theory from 1687 to 1742 
  B. ChandlerlW. Magnus 
  The History of Combinatorial Group Theory 
  AI. Dale 
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