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Book Title: Fearless Symmetry: Exposing The Hidden Patterns Of Numbers -...
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Fearless Symmetry : Exposing the Hidden Patterns of Numbers-New Edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Subject: Number Theory
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2008
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Robert Gross, Avner Ash
Subject Area: Mathematics
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
