The big book of pi : the famous number you can never know / Anita Lehmann ; Jean-Baptiste Aubin; Joonas Sildre.
For millennia, humans have been obsessed with the number Pi. We needed it for architecture, geometry and astronomy, and so it was sought by the ancient Egyptians, the Mayans and the ancient Chinese. But no one has ever found it and no one ever will because Pi is infinite and irrational. Its decimals contain the birthdates of all the children who have ever lived, every piece of music, the complete works of Shakespeare. Pi never ends and can t be learned, but humans keep on trying. Today, we know trillions of decimals of Pi, even if the first fifteen are more than enough to send a rocket to Mars!
Record details
- ISBN: 3039640895
- ISBN: 9783039640898
- Physical Description: 87 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Edition: Second edition.
- Publisher: Basel, Switzerland : HELVETIQ, 2026.
- Copyright: ©2026
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- Formatted Contents Note:
- Pi story -- Fun with PI -- Jokes -- E-PI-LOGUE -- Prove it!
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | J 512 LEH (Text) | 30229101436250 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | J512 L (Text) | 39493110174408 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | OJNF040626 (Text) | 50503-0898 | Juvenile Nonfiction | On order | - |
| Barco Library | J 530.8 LEH (Text) | 39488201032994 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/17/2026 |
| Black Mountain Library | j512 LEH (Text) | 0020514241940 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | J512 LEH 2ND ED. (Text) | 31781069802633 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bunn Branch | J/512/Lehmann (Text) | 72350000134234 | Juvenile New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | J512 LEH 2ND ED. (Text) | 31781069802641 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | J 512 LEH (Text) | 31250200096406 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 09/01/2026 |
| Cumberland Headquarters | J512 LEH 2ND ED. (Text) | 31781069802658 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
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For millennia, humans have been obsessed with the number Pi. We needed it for architecture, geometry and astronomy, and so it was sought by the ancient Egyptians, the Mayans and the ancient Chinese. But no one has ever found it and no one ever will because Pi is infinite and irrational. Its decimals contain the birthdates of all the children who have ever lived, every piece of music, the complete works of Shakespeare. Pi never ends and can t be learned, but humans keep on trying. Today, we know trillions of decimals of Pi, even if the first fifteen are more than enough to send a rocket to Mars!
