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008			180713b c2016 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781472139764
082			_a512.7209 _bCLE
100			_aClegg, Brian
245			_aAre numbers real: the uncanny relationships between maths and the physical world
260			_bConstable & Robinson, _c2017. _aLondon :
300			_a288p.: _b22 cm.
365			_aINR _b699
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aHave you ever wondered what humans did before numbers existed? How they organized their lives, traded goods, or kept track of their treasures? What would your life be like without them? Numbers began as simple representations of everyday things, but mathematics rapidly took on a life of its own, occupying a parallel virtual world. In Are Numbers Real? Brian Clegg explores the way that maths has become more and more detached from reality, yet despite this is driving the development of modern physics. From devising a new counting system based on goats, through the weird and wonderful mathematics of imaginary numbers and infinity to the debate over whether mathematics has too much influence on the direction of science, this fascinating and accessible book opens the reader's eyes to the hidden reality of the strange yet familiar world of numbers.
650			_aMathematics Popular Works.
650			_aNumbers Natural
650			_aCounting Sheep
650			_aCounting Goats
650			_aAll Is Number
650			_aElegant Fraction
650			_aCounting Sand
650			_aSymmetry Games
650			_aInfinity And Beyond
650			_aAlll In Imagination
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