Grapes of math: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life

Numbers are everywhere, in books and newspapers, in buildings and technology and in our daily routines. The author tours history and goes across the globe to discover the maths that lies beneath the surface of our world.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Alex Bellos
Published2014
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Shelf referenceMA3 BEL
ISN/ISBN9781451640090
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/xgg34

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