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Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures
A new trove of entrancing numbers and delightful mathematical nibbles for adventurous minds. A follow-up to the bestselling "Professor Stewart's Cabinet Of Mathematical Curiosities".
Synopsis
Presents a collection of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. This title helps you find out: how to organise chaos; how matter balances anti-matter; how to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it); why you can't comb a hairy ball; and, how to calculate pi by observing the stars.