One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers Andrew Hodges

Name: One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers By Andrew Hodges
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One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers by Andrew Hodges

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Summary

Have you ever thought about the uniqueness and simplicity of One? Is Four really so square and why are there Seven days of the week, Seven deadly sins, indeed Seven wonders of the world? This book takes a hands-on approach to such various topics as musical harmony, the probabilities in poker, code breaking and the lottery.

One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers Summary

One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers by Andrew Hodges

One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers Reviews

A virtuoso stream of consciousness containing everything important there is to say about numbers. . . . Cogent, charming and deeply personal. . . . One to Nine makes the unfathomable enticing and gives the reader tremendous motivation to explore further. * Daily Telegraph *
Hodges is. . .very good at pulling numerical rabbits out of everyday hats. . . .You can skip through the facts like a tourist, marvelling at the sights thrust in your path and still feeling impressed by the principles that underpin them, even when the technical detail eludes you.-- * Daily Mail *
The ideal book for everyone interested in the only universal language, especially if their mathematical curiosity exceeds their skill. * Sunday Telegraph *
One to Nine ranges widely through literature, music, philosophy, politics, and whatever else occurs to its author, in a charmingly scholarly and entertaining way. A joyous read * The Times *

About Andrew Hodges

Andrew Hodges is best known as the author of Alan Turing: The Enigma, the story of the extraordinary British computer pioneer and codebreaker, which the New Yorker recently described as 'one of the finest scientific biographies ever written.' He is also active in research into fundamental physics, a colleague of Roger Penrose, and a lecturer at Wadham College, Oxford University.

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Sku

GOR001283926

ISBN 13

9781904977759

ISBN 10

1904977758

Title

One to Nine: The Inner Life of Numbers by Andrew Hodges

Author

Andrew Hodges

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Short Books Ltd

Year published

20070906

Number of pages

336

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N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us