by Ian Stewart · Pour la science · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782842450137
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«L'univers des nombres» is Ian Stewart's popular mathematics essay, published by Belin and Pour la Science in paperback (140 pages, in French).
Ian Stewart proposes a journey through the world of numbers and their presence in nature, history and art: from the regularities of beehives and plant leaves to the inspiration of creators such as Bach, via the role of mathematics in the sciences and numerical games and puzzles.
Published in 2000, it is part of the Bibliothèque scientifique collection, co-published by Belin and Pour la Science.
Aimed at curious readers who want to approach mathematics without needing to be specialists.
Ian Nicholas Stewart is a British mathematician and a popular-science, textbooks, and science-fiction books writer. He is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick, England.
