Book
GammaJulian Havil

Gamma

Julian Havil
2003303 pages
No counted ratings yet
6 editions · 2 languages

Track this book

You choose which shelves are public. Progress and read dates stay yours.
Sign in
Add to list

About

Exploring Euler's constant. Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) introduced gamma as the limit of the sum of 1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . up to 1/n, minus the natural logarithm of n--the numerical value being 0.5772156. Unlike its more celebrated colleagues p and e, the exact nature of gamma remains a mystery.

More by Julian Havil

All books

More like this

Reviews

Rating integrity

Healthy
Counted ratings come from accounts older than 7 days and were made on or after publication. Finished readers weigh ×1.0. Readers who have not finished yet weigh ×0.5. Did-not-finish ratings are shown but not counted.

Editions

6 editions · 2 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2017
    Princeton University Press · 296 pages · 9780691178103
  • Hardcover · English · 2003
    Princeton University Press · 376 pages · 9780691099835
  • Other · English · 2010
    Princeton University Press · 304 pages · 9781282531413
  • Other · English · 2010
    Princeton University Press · 296 pages · 9781400832538
  • Hardcover · German · 2007
    Springer · 307 pages · 9783540484950
  • Other · German · 2013
    Springer · 302 pages · 9783642366277
MathematicsMathematicianEulerGammalogarithmMathematical constantsEulersche KonstanteZahl gamma