THE BOOK OF NUMBERS by Professor John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy ( 9780387979939 )

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Title:

THE BOOK OF NUMBERS

By:

Professor John H. Conway, Richard K. Guy

Format:

Hardback

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ISBN 10:

038797993X

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9780387979939

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Publisher:

SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC.

Pub. date:

27 September, 1996

Edition:

1st Corrected ed. 1996. Corr. 2nd printing 1998

Pages:

310

Description:

Gives a look at numbers and their roles from language to flowers to the imagination. This title includes numerical topics and concepts.

Synopsis:

"...the great feature of the book is that anyone can read it without excessive head scratching...You'll find plenty here to keep you occupied, amused, and informed. Buy, dip in, wallow". (Ian Stewart, "New Scientist"). "...a delightful look at numbers and their roles in everything from language to flowers to the imagination". ("Science News"). "...a fun and fascinating tour of numerical topics and concepts. It will have readers contemplating ideas they might never have thought were understandable or even possible". ("Wisconsin Bookwatch"). "This popularization of number theory looks like another classic." ("Library Journal").

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Springer-Verlag New York Inc.

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