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Illustrated Theory of Numbers (2012–…) [book, work-in-progress] (illustratedtheoryofnumbers.wordpress.com)
1 points by rhythmvs 3360 days ago
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tl;dr: ‘… I am convinced that “translating” Euclid into modern algebraic notation is historically destructive … In writing the Illustrated Theory of Numbers, I am trying to give respect to history. … In the style of Tufte …’

Do check out the published page spread previews of this book-in-progress: they’re beautiful!