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Impossible: Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums. (Book Club Hardcover).
by Havil, Julian
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+ dj. Estate acquisition. Gently read but no names or writings; no spine creases. Jacket lightly scuffed/scratched else co
- ISBN 10
- 0691131317
- ISBN 13
- 9780691131313
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Princeton/Oxford. Princeton University Press. Copyright 2008. HARDCOVER.. VG+/VG+ dj. Estate acquisition. Gently read but no names or writings; no spine creases. Jacket lightly scuffed/scratched else complete/clean; no tears. Octavo. Numerous tables, line drawings, & formulas. xiv. + 236pp. + blanks. Black boards, silver lettered spine. Jacket art same as Stock Photo. First Edition. BOOK CLUB EDITION run-on. NOT a remainder.
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- Seller
- Booktopia
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 6012324
- Title
- Impossible: Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums. (Book Club Hardcover).
- Author
- Havil, Julian
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+ dj. Estate acquisition. Gently read but no names or writings; no spine creases. Jacket lightly scuffed/scratched else co
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0691131317
- ISBN 13
- 9780691131313
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press.
- Place of Publication
- Princeton/Oxford.
- Date Published
- Copyright 2008.
- Pages
- xiv. + 236pp. + blanks.
- Size
- Octavo.
- Keywords
- Mathematics Probability Braess Paradox Simpson Paradox
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About the Seller
Booktopia
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Beverly Hills, Florida
About Booktopia
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