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QED : Beauty in Mathematical Proof (Q.E.D.), Paperback / softback Book

QED : Beauty in Mathematical Proof (Q.E.D.) Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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Which famous proof did Archimedes inscribe on his tombstone?

How and why do knots make perfect pentagons? Have you ever seen a proof so completely that it is just obvious?

In this delicious little book, top down-under mathemagician Dr. Polster presents many of the most visually intuitive and exciting proofs from the dusty annuals of mathematical history.

You can test your ability to follow the logic, leap into mathemagnosis and experience eureka-moment after eureka-moment.

This is the first UK edition of this original classic from Wooden Books, highly successful in the US. WOODEN BOOKS are small but packed with information. "Fascinating" FINANCIAL TIMES. "Beautiful" LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS. "Rich and Artful" THE LANCET. "Genuinely mind-expanding" FORTEAN TIMES. "Excellent" NEW SCIENTIST. "Stunning" NEW YORK TIMES. Small books, big ideas.

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