Stamping through Mathematics
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Author(s)Robin J. Wilson
PublisherSpringer
ISBN / ASIN0387989498
ISBN-139780387989495
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,909,823
CategoryMathematics
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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The astonishing variety and beauty of mathematical elements in stamp design is brought to life in this collection of more than 350 stamps, illustrated with mathematical figures, people, and content, each reproduced in enlarged format, in full color. It's a perfect gift book for anyone interested in stamps, or in the surprising use of mathematics in the real world. The author is widely known in the math community for his regular column on stamps in the magazine The Mathematical Intelligencer.
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