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The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Mathematics

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London 510 1997Description: x, 319 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780140236033
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510 WEL-P
Summary: David Wells's intriguing anthology spans the centuries as he introduces a collection of choice eccentrics: people who looked for logical loopholes in the American Constitution, calmed their nerves with algebra or used sextants to measure the buttocks of Hottentot women. Along with Newton's views on chance and chaos, scenes from the life of Pythagoras and legal attempts to lay down the value of [pi], he presents maths in the Bible as well as maths and misogyny, madness and the military.
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Book Book Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Processing Center Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Gift or donation 510 WEL-P (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available GIFT BY SHRI. N. SUDHAKARAN DCBG-0065

David Wells's intriguing anthology spans the centuries as he introduces a collection of choice eccentrics: people who looked for logical loopholes in the American Constitution, calmed their nerves with algebra or used sextants to measure the buttocks of Hottentot women. Along with Newton's views on chance and chaos, scenes from the life of Pythagoras and legal attempts to lay down the value of [pi], he presents maths in the Bible as well as maths and misogyny, madness and the military.

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