Book:Ian Stewart/Taming the Infinite

Contents

 * Preface
 * 1. Tokens, Tallies and Tablets
 * 2. The Logic of Shape
 * 3. Notations and Numbers
 * 4. Lure of the Unknown
 * 5. Eternal Triangles
 * 6. Curves and Coordinates
 * 7. Patterns in Numbers
 * 8. The System of the World
 * 9. Patterns in Nature
 * 10. Impossible Quantities
 * 11. Firm Foundations
 * 12. Impossible Triangles
 * 13. The Rise of Symmetry
 * 14. Algebra Comes of Age
 * 15. Rubber Sheet Geometry
 * 16. The Fourth Dimension
 * 17. The Shape of Logic
 * 18. How Likely is That?
 * 19. Number Crunching
 * Further Reading
 * Index



Historical Note on Arabic Numerals
Chapter $2$: Notations and Numbers: Indian number symbols

Historical Note on Spherical Law of Sines
Chapter $5$: Eternal Triangles: Early trigonometry

Mersenne Numbers
Chapter $7$: Patterns in Numbers: Euclid