Nature's numbers : discovering order and pattern in the universe
Stewart, Ian, 1945-1997
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Why do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few have six or seven? Why do snowflakes have sixfold symmetry? Why do tigers have stripes but leopards have spots? This book takes the reader on a mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world.
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London : Phoenix, 1996.
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x, 192p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
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Originally published: 1995.Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index.
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9781857996487 (pbk)
Dewey class:
510.1516.15
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510
Language:
English
BRN:
1342458
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