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The Number Mysteries: A Mathematical Odyssey Through Everyday Life
Marcus Du Sautoy
From the author of ‘The Music of the Primes’ and ‘Finding Moonshine’ comes a short, lively book on five mathematical problems that just refuse be solved – and on how many everyday problems can be solved by maths.
320 pages, Illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 3, 2011 |
| ISBN13 | 9780007309863 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Pages | 320 |
| Dimensions | 129 × 198 × 20 mm · 242 g |
| Language | English |
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