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The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition (Penguin Press Science) (Paperback)
by David Wells (Author)
Key Phrases: centred hexagonal number, pandigital square, multiplicative persistence, Golden Ratio, Scripta Mathematica, Martin Gardner (more...)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Rev Sub edition (May 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0140261494
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140261493
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars 8 customer reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
centred hexagonal number, pandigital square, multiplicative persistence, odd abundant number, square pyramidal number, decimal reciprocal, prime repunit, sociable chain, tetrahedral numbers, decimal period, amicable numbers, standard chessboard, only other number, polygonal numbers, amicable pairs, consecutive cubes, triangular numbers, integral sides, consecutive primes, pentagonal number, duodecimal system, whose digits, twin primes, smallest pair, smallest solution
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Golden Ratio, Scripta Mathematica, Martin Gardner, Divine Proportion, Scientific American, Acta Arithmetica, David Slowinski, Liber Abaci, Personal Computer World, Sophie Germain, Leonardo of Pisa, New Testament, Augustus de Morgan, Golden Section, John Wallis, Mathematical Spectrum, David Roberts, David Singmaster, Selected Topics, William Shanks, Book of Revelation
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