Asimov on numbers

Asimov on numbers by Asimov, Isaac. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780385120746.

Seventeen essays on numbers and number theory and the relationship of numbers to measurement, the calendar, biology, astronomy, and the earth. Numbers and Counting. Nothing Counts -- One, Ten, Buckle My Shoe -- Exclamation Point! -- T-formation -- Varieties of the Infinite -- Numbers and Mathematics. A Piece of Pi -- Tools of the Trade -- The Imaginary That Isnt -- Numbers and Measurement. Forget It! -- Pre-fixing It Up -- Numbers and the Calendar. The Days of Our Years -- Begin at the Beginning -- Numbers and Biology. Thats about the Size of It -- Numbers and Astronomy. The Proton Reckoner -- Numbers and the Earth. Water, Water, Everywhere -- Up and down the Earth -- The Isles of Earth