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Numbers

Colin Stuart

Uncover the language of our universe - numbers - in this wide-ranging whistle-stop tour of the history and majesty of mathematics.

Our world simply wouldn't function if we didn't have numbers. But where do they come from? Why do we cut cake the wrong way? How can there be different sizes of infinity?

All these questions and more are answered in this engaging romp through the history of numbers by acclaimed science writer, Colin Stuart. From the mathematicians who have (and haven't) shouted 'Eureka!' to the theories that affect and inform our everyday lives; Numbers shows us that maths was never boring - we were just being taught it in the wrong way.

Consisting of ten bite-sized essays, there's no better guide to this fundamental science.

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  • Classification : Language
  • Pub Date : SEP 1, 2022
  • Imprint : Seven Dials
  • Page Extent : 128
  • Binding : HB
  • ISBN : 9781841885636
  • Price : INR 699
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Colin Stuart

Colin Stuart is an astronomy journalist and author. He has written for the Guardian European Space Agency and New Scientist and is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has also recently had an asteroid named after him. He is the author of 13 Journeys Through Space and Time: Christmas Lectures From the Royal Institution published by Michael O’Mara Books in 2016.

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