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Item specifics

Condition
Like new: A book that looks new but has been read. Cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket ...
Subject
History & Philosophy, Number Systems, Geometry / General, Number Theory
ISBN
9780066210704
Subject Area
Mathematics
Publication Name
Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
Publisher
HarperCollins
Item Length
9 in
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.1 in
Author
Marcus Du Sautoy
Item Weight
21.3 Oz
Item Width
6 in
Number of Pages
352 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0066210704
ISBN-13
9780066210704
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1853991

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Music of the Primes : Searching to Solve the Greatest Mystery in Mathematics
Publication Year
2003
Subject
History & Philosophy, Number Systems, Geometry / General, Number Theory
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Author
Marcus Du Sautoy
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-270176
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
Exceptional. ... A book that will draw readers normally indifferent to the subject deep into the adventure of mathematics., This fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of the mathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry., An amazing book! Hugely enjoyable. Du Sautoy provides a stunning journey into the wonderful world of primes.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
512/.72
Synopsis
Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi , Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics--the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat , calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman , writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe.", Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics--the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman,writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe.", Inthe tradition of Fermat's Enigma and Pi, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engagingstory of Bernhard Reimann and the ongoing quest tocapture the holy grail of mathematics-the formula to predict prime numbers.Oliver Sacks, author of The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, calls TheMusic of the Primes "an amazing book. . . . I could not put it down once Ihad started." Simon Winchester, author of The Professor and the Madman,writes, "this fascinating account, decoding the inscrutable language of themathematical priesthood, is written like the purest poetry. Marcus du Sautoy's enthusiasm shines through every line of this hymnto the joy of high intelligence, illuminating as it does so even the darkestcorners of his most arcane universe."
LC Classification Number
QA246.D75 2003
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2003

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