{"product_id":"the-big-book-of-pi-the-famous-number-you-can-never-know-hardcover","title":"The Big Book of Pi: The Famous Number You Can Never Know - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Baptiste Aubin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnita Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoonas Sildre\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e★ \"An astonishing, delightful, and illuminating celebration of mathe-magics.\" - \u003cb\u003eKirkus (STARRED review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e★ \"This fun, informative, and highly visual title is a unique addition that belongs on the \"M\" shelf in all STEM collections.\" - \u003cb\u003eBooklist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(STARRED review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mathe-magician explores what makes Pi so intriguing, so unknowable and so very important to our lives. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTelling the story of Archimedes the Greek to Srinivasa Ramanujan the Indian (who saw in his dreams a formula for calculating Pi still used by computers today), via Arabs and mathematics enthusiasts from all over the world and all eras, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Book of Pi \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary adventure (almost) to infinity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a mathe-magician with a Pi-passion, in these pages you'll meet a man who memorized ten thousand digits--and get a chance to try yourself. You'll read about a Pi paradox and a Pi magic trick and laugh at more Pi jokes than you ever thought you'd hear. We can't ever know Pi, but there sure is a lot to learn!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Baptiste Aubin\u003c\/b\u003e is a teacher and researcher in statistics at the University of Lyon. To share his passion for mathematics with non-mathematicians, he writes books and scripts for television, organizes lectures, exhibitions and even magic shows. He lives in Villeurbanne. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Lehmann\u003c\/b\u003e is an author for children and adults alike. She grew up in Bern, studied economics and social history at the University of Geneva and lived in various places around the world before settling in Cambridge with her family. She is the author of several children's books published by Helvetiq and Bergli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoonas Sildre \u003c\/b\u003ehas illustrated more than thirty books and graphic novels. He lives in Estonia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 10.6 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63713438269789,"sku":"9783039640898","price":31.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1025\/5558\/2813\/files\/A37rFw1u9C9783039640898.webp?v=1772650249","url":"https:\/\/novellybooks.com\/products\/the-big-book-of-pi-the-famous-number-you-can-never-know-hardcover","provider":"Novelly Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}