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010      2016027287 
020    9781250081049|q(hardcover) :|c$28.99 
020    1250081041|q(hardcover) 
020    |z9781466892965|q(e-book) 
035    (OCoLC)932576610 
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100 1  Clegg, Brian,|eauthor. 
245 10 Are numbers real? :|bthe uncanny relationship of 
       mathematics and the physical world /|cBrian Clegg. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bSt. Martin's Press,|c2016. 
300    x, 288 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [263]-273) and 
       index. 
505 0  Counting sheep -- Counting goats -- All is number -- 
       Elegant perfection -- Counting sand -- The emergence of 
       nothing -- He who is ignorant -- All in the imagination --
       The amazing mechanical mathematical universe -- The 
       mystery of "maybe" -- Maxwell's mathematical hammer -- 
       Infinity and beyond -- Twentieth-century mathematical 
       mysteries -- Symmetry games -- Cargo cult science? 
520    Presents an accessible, in-depth look at the history of 
       numbers and their applications in life and science, from 
       math's surreal presence in the virtual world to the 
       debates about the role of math in science. 
650  0 Mathematics|vPopular works. 
650  7 Mathematics.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01012163 
655  7 Popular works.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423846 
914    MID.b24845930 
994    92|bCKE