In The Irrationals, the first popular and comprehensive book on the subject, Julian Havil tells the story of irrational numbers and the mathematicians who have tackled their challenges, from antiquity to the twenty-first century.
Nicholas realized he was powerless. Tsar Nicholas II abdicated the throne on March 2, (according to the Russian Julian calendar; March 15 according to the western Gregorian calendar), in 1917. He signed an abdication document stepping down from the throne and nominating his brother Michael to succeed him.
Nicholas II was the last Tsar of Russia born on 6/18 May 1868, shot by Bolsheviks with the rest of his family and some loyal staff on July 17 1918 His autocratic tendencies â¦helped bring down the Romanov Dynasty and Imperial Russia, He was forced to abdicate the throne on March 2/15 1917.