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Nature's numbers : the unreal reality of mathematical imagination
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Nature's numbers : the unreal reality of mathematical imagination

by Ian Stewart

This work explores how mathematics serves as a tool for identifying and understanding patterns within the natural world. It examines the underlying structures of various phenomena, from the symmetry of snowflakes to the rhythms of weather systems.

Accession 30272 ISBN 0465072739 Publisher —
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