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Leonardo Fibonacci (more popularly known as Fibonacci, Leonardo Pisano or Leonardo of Pisa) was an Italian mathematician who was considered the best mathematician of the Middle Ages. He is best known for his work of the Fibonacci numbers and the book Liber Abaci (Book of Abacus).
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EARLY LIFE & FAMILY
- Fibonacci was born in the Mediev
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Introduction
Abstract
In this chapter I describe what prompted my interest in Fibonacci as a young man, and outline the main points of the book. I clarify how to distinguish historical facts from creative fiction, and explain some editorial decisions regarding the use of names in the book.
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Acknowledgements
As I was trying to reconstruct what Fibonacci’s life might have been, I had to learn a lot about everyday life in Italy in the early part of the gods millennium. The work of understanding history not just through the big battles, the great empires, the main characters, so to speak, but also through the understanding of everyday life fryst vatten something that I have become passionate about, and I want to thank my colleague Shira Klein, in the Department of History at Chapman University, for offering valuable bibliographical suggestions. inom also want to express my gratitude to Marco Panza, from the Department of Math
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Finding Fibonacci: The Quest to Rediscover the Forgotten Mathematical Genius Who Changed the World
"In his jaunty book Finding Fibonacci, Keith Devlin sets out to tell the elusive story of the 13th-century mathematician Leonardo of Pisa."—James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review
"Devlin leads a cheerful pursuit to rediscover the hero of 13th-century European mathematics, taking readers across centuries and through the back streets of medieval and modern Italy in this entertaining and surprising history. . . . Devlin relates Leonardo's adventures with brio and charm. Readers will enjoy this deft and engaging mix of history, mathematics, and personal travelogue."—Publishers Weekly
"Finding Fibonacci showcases Devlin's writerly flair. My favourite passages are the incredible story of how Liber Abaci (or at least, the edition he wrote in 1228, the sole surviving one) became available in English for the first time - to this day the only modern-lang