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_c£8.99
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100 1 _aCrilly, Tony,
_eauthor.
240 1 0 _aMathematics
245 1 0 _aHow big is infinity? :
_bthe 20 big maths questions /
_cTony Crilly.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bQuercus,
_c2014.
300 _a298 pages :
_billustrations (black and white) ;
_c20 cm.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
336 _astill image
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe big questions
500 _aOriginally published: as Mathematics. 2011.
500 _aIncludes index.
520 8 _aWhat are the strangest numbers? Where do numbers come from? Can maths guarantee riches? Why are three dimensions not enough? Can a butterfly's wings really cause a hurricane? Can maths predict the future? Tony Crilly distills the wisdom of some of the greatest minds in history to help provide answers some of the most perplexing, stimulating and surprising questions in mathematics.
650 0 _aMathematics
_vMiscellanea.
650 7 _aMathematics.
_2eflch
650 7 _aPopular Science and Mathematics.
_2ukslc
830 0 _aBig questions.
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