The Penguin book of curious and interesting mathematics
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The Penguin book of curious and interesting mathematics
Penguin Books, 1997
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Curious and interesting mathematics
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-310) and index
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A collection of strange mathematical facts and stories. This anthology covers a whole range of ages, maths and mathematicians, and includes probability paradoxes, jumbled Shakespearean sonnets, record-breaking monkeys and typewriters, and theories of big game hunting. Also featured are stories of 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.
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