Asimov on NumbersSeventeen essays on numbers and number theory and the relationship of numbers to measurement, the calendar, biology, astronomy, and the earth. |
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Nothing Counts | 3 |
One Ten Buckle My Shoe | 18 |
Exclamation Point | 30 |
Copyright | |
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algebraic ancient Arabic numerals Archimedes article first appeared Asimov begin bells billion blue whale calendar called circle complex numbers count CUBIC MILES decimal diameter digits divided Earth elephant endlessness equal equation expressed fact feet Fibonacci five fraction fresh water galaxies giant gigameters googol googolplex grams Granger Collection Greek hundred inches infinite number instance integers Julian Julian calendar kilometers Lake land large numbers largest length light-years logarithm mass mathematician mathematics means measure Mersenne Mersenne primes meters metric system Moon Mount Everest mountain negative numbers neutrons number system Observable Universe ocean ordinary numbers parsecs population pounds prime proton radius ratio real numbers remainder represent Roman numerals sea level shrew smallest solar solutions square root straightedge and compass subatomic particles suppose symbol Table thousand trillion two-based system units vernal equinox volume weight whale words World Island write written zero