As Easy as Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths by Jamie Buchan

As Easy as Pi: Stuff about numbers that isn't (just) maths

Jamie Buchan

176 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics reference science informative medium-paced

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Have you ever wondered what makes "seventh heaven" and "cloud nine" so blissful and the number 13 so unlucky? Here’s the "4-1-1" on the origins of numerical expressions and the importance of numbers in fiction, film, culture, and religion, includi...

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