CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE The Power of Mathematics 4 CHAPTER TWO The History of Math 14 CHAPTER THREE Making a Living with Math 28 CHAPTER FOUR Tomorrow’s Mathematics 36 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
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CHAPTER ONE THE POWER OF MATHEMATICS In 1781 a brother and sister in England found something amazing William and Caroline Herschel discovered a new planet It was the first planet found with a telescope William and Caroline had built the telescope themselves Until then there were only six known planets They were Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter and The Herschels discovery launched a race to find more planets Math was a key tool in this race 5
