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Deadly Peaks is a collection of the most notable mountaineering disasters and near-disasters in history
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How Mathematics Happened Hinduism Deadly Peaks is a collectionIn this fascinating discussion of ancient mathematics, author Peter Rudman does not just chronicle the archaeological record of what mathematics was done; he digs deeper into the more important question of why it was done in a particular way. Why did the Egyptians use a bizarre method of expressing fractions? Why did the Babylonians use an awkward number system based on multiples of 60? Rudman answers such intriguing questions, arguing that some
