Dave Long wrote, [on 5/7/2009 6:40 PM]: > In a related but different vein, I'm interested in finding more books > like _QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter_ or _Naive set theory_. > > Any suggestions for science books which actually manage to hit that > elusive median, where the calculations are neither too daunting for > novices nor simply handwaved away?
I like this: Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers by Jan Gullberg http://www.amazon.com/dp/039304002X Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
