Universe and the Teacup, The: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
by Cole, K. C
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good/Not Applicable
- ISBN 10
- 0349111197
- ISBN 13
- 9780349111193
- Seller
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Buttaba, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London, England: Abacus, 1999. Book. Good. Soft cover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Softcover, first thus, 188gms, 214 pages. This book demystifies mathematics and explores its applications to our everyday lives, showing how maths can simplify problems so we can understand and solve them. Book is in good condition with minor general wear and tear and moderate page discolouration/spotting throughout, otherwise no other pre-loved markings..
Synopsis
Filled with “a thousand fascinating facts and shrewd observations (Martin Gardner, Los Angeles Times), this “beguiling and lucid book” (San Francisco Chronicle) demonstrates how the truth and beauty of everything, from relativity to rainbows, is all in the numbers. Line drawings.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Reading Habit (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- SCIPHY21
- Title
- Universe and the Teacup, The: The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
- Author
- Cole, K. C
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Applicable
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0349111197
- ISBN 13
- 9780349111193
- Publisher
- Abacus
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Mathematics;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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