1089 and All That

A Journey into Mathematics

David Acheson

• Accessible and entertaining style
• Insightful overview to appeal to lay-readers and maths-lovers alike
• Includes entertaining illustrations, photos and drawings (some by famous cartoonists)
• Develops readers' knowledge at a gentle and digestible pace

1089 and All That

A Journey into Mathematics

David Acheson

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1089 and All That

A Journey into Mathematics

David Acheson

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1089 and All That

A Journey into Mathematics

David Acheson

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1089 and All That

A Journey into Mathematics

David Acheson

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Maths, magic, and the electric guitar

By David Acheson I've just had a great time at the 2012 Edinburgh International Book Festival, even though it was a rather strange experience for a mathematician. In the Author's Yurt (sic), for example, I was surrounded by fiction writers, with lots of pointy beards and wild hair. As it happens, I used to write detective stories when I was a young boy, so once had vague dreams of becoming a fiction writer myself.

Posted on August 25, 2012

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