Benson (mathematics, U. of California-Davis) aims to present mathematics "as a human endeavor, not a cold unapproachable monolithic perfection" by recounting an intriguing series of mathematical disco
The Ballet of the Planets unravels the beautiful mystery of planetary motion, revealing how our understanding of astronomy evolved from Archimedes and Ptolemy to Copernicus, Kepler, and Newton. Mathem
When Archimedes, while bathing, suddenly hit upon the principle of buoyancy, he ran wildly through the streets of Syracuse, stark naked, crying "eureka!" In The Moment of Proof, Donald Benson attempts
