A comparative approach to redefining Chinese-ness in the era of globalization Book

Asimov on Numbers is a non-traditional compilation of Isaac Asimov's essays for The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, collected by subject rather than by date of appearance. Of course, the articles focus on numbers, but not entirely on mathematics: "Forget it!", for instance, explains why some knowledge is better off no longer being taught in grade school, even if it had been vital at some point. This group of essays includes two of my all-time favorites, "The Days of Our Years" and "Begin at the Beginning," both concerned with the history of calendrical systems. However, "Skewered"--an attempt to appreciate the sheer magnitude of the largest number ever contained in a mathematical proof (at the time of writing)--was somehow overlooked, and that alone deducts a star from my rating.