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BL
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979118
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b733488
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| Main Entry
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Pappas, Theoni.
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| Title & Author
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The magic of mathematics : : discovering the spell of mathematics /\ Theoni Pappas.
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| Publication Statement
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San Carlos, CA :: Wide World Pub./Tetra,, ©1994.
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329 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0933174993
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: 9780933174993
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320) and index.
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| Contents
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Preface (p.1) -- Mathematics in everyday things (p.3) -- Magical mathematical worlds (p.33) -- Mathematics & art (p.63) -- The magic of numbers (p.97) -- Mathematical magic in nature (p.119) -- Mathematical magic from the past (p.143) -- Mathematics plays its music (p.173) -- The revolution of computers (p.189) -- Mathematics & the mysteries of life (p.223) -- Mathematics and architecture (p.243) -- The spell of logic, recreation & games (p.265) -- Solutions (p.311) -- Bibliography (p.315) -- Index (p.321).
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Mathematics, Popular works.
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Art and science.
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Matematik, populärvetenskap.
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Mathematical recreations.
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Mathematics, Miscellanea.
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Mathematics, Popular works.
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Mathematics.
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Mathematics.
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Number games.
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Wiskunde.
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| Dewey Classification
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510
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| LC Classification
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QA93.P368 1994
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*00A08msc
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00-01msc
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17,1ssgn
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31.00bcl
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31.08bcl
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