The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics
D.G. Wells(Author)
Penguin Books Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 27. March 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-14-023603-3 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of strange mathematical facts and stories. This anthology covers a whole range of ages, maths and mathematicians, and includes probability paradoxes, jumbled Shakespearean sonnets, record-breaking monkeys and typewriters, and theories of big game hunting. Also featured are stories of people who looked for logical loopholes in the American Constitution, calmed their nerves with algebra or used sextants to measure the buttocks of Hottentot women.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
216 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-023603-3 (9780140236033)
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