Bridges to Infinity: The Human Side of MathematicsThis book is an endlessly fascinating journey through a mathematician's looking glass. |
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A CERTAIN TREASURE | 11 |
IRRATIONAL THINKING | 31 |
SINGULAR IDEAS | 53 |
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