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Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics by David G. Wells (1997, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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David Wellss intriguing anthology spans the centuries as he introduces a collection of choice eccentrics: 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. Along with Newtons views on chance and chaos, scenes from the life of Pythagoras and legal attempts to lay down the value of [pi], he presents maths in the Bible as well as maths and misogyny, madness and the military.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140236031

ISBN-139780140236033

eBay Product ID (ePID)568940

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

Publication NamePenguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1997

SubjectGeneral, Essays

TypeTextbook

AuthorDavid G. Wells

Subject AreaMathematics

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight7.7 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width4.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN97-206870

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal510

SynopsisA 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.

LC Classification NumberQA93.W38 1997