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A compulsively readable look at the secret language of numbers— their role in nature, movies, science, and everything in between.What do Fight Club, wallpaper patterns, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and Italian superstitions have in common? They’re all included in the entry for the number 17 in this engaging book about numbers— detailing their unique properties, patterns, appeal, history, and lore.Author Derrick Niederman takes readers on a guided tour of the numbers 1 to 300—covering everything from basic mathematical principles to ancient unsolved theorems, from sublime theory to…
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2 editions- Ebook · English · 2009Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101134764
- Other · English · 2009Penguin · 9780399534591
MathematicsNonfictionMiscellaneaNumber theory