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Book 2014

Alex Through the Looking-Glass

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Published
2014
  • Social aspects
  • Mathematics, popular works
  • Mathematics, miscellanea
  • Mathematical recreations
  • Mathematics
  • Miscellanea
  • Popular works

From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, Bellos takes readers on a journey of mathematical discovery. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively personalities all over the world, Alex demonstrates how numbers have come to be our friends, how fascinating and extremely accessible they are, and how they have changed our world.