The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers by Dg Wells
First published in 1986, this mind-boggling and entertaining dictionary, arranged in order of magnitude, exposes the fascinating facts about certain numbers and number sequences - very large primes, amicable numbers and golden squares to give but a few examples.-
The Mind's I
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Cats' Paws and Catapults
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Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
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T.Rex and the Crater of Doom
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The Red Queen
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What is the Name of This Book?
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Richard Feynman
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The Blind Watchmaker
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Feynman Lectures on Computation
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Belonging to the Universe
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Fractals
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In Search of the Big Bang
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The Eighth Day of Creation
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Jacobson's Organ
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The Number Sense
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Mathematical Circus
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Ice Age
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Perfect Symmetry
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Unweaving the Rainbow
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Innumeracy
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More Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions
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Lucy
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The Private Life of the Brain
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Too Hot to Handle
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The Ape and the Sushi Master
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Early Intelligence
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Brainchildren
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The Joy of Pi
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The Scars of Evolution
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Diatoms to Dinosaurs
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Mathematics in Western Culture
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The Matter Myth
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Visitors from Oz
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The Fifth Miracle
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Mathematical Carnival
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Multiple Exposures
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The Collapse of Chaos
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Mood Genes
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Histories in Mathematics
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Genetic Engineering for Almost Everybody
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| ISBN 13 | 9780140080292 |
| ISBN 10 | 0140080295 |
| Title | The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers |
| Author | Dg Wells |
| Series | Penguin Press Science S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1986-11-27 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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