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Here's Looking at Euclid is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 19, 2011
Here's Looking at Euclid will be released on April 19, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Apr 19, 2011
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Here's Looking at Euclid will be released on June 15, 2010 in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
Here's Looking at Euclid is now available in eBook
Jun 15, 2010
Here's Looking at Euclid will be released on June 15, 2010 in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 15, 2010
Here's Looking at Euclid is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Jun 15, 2010
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Chapter 1 from Here's Looking at EuclidJun 09, 2010
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Here's Looking at EuclidAn excursion through the world of math that brings readers the joy and beauty of the mathematical way of thinking vividly to life.Read More
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Physicsworld.com, November 18, 2011
...too!? The judging panel included ; Jenny Clack FRS, The six books shortlisted were: *Alex?s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos *Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World by Guy Deutscher *The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean *The...
Booktrade - Book2Book, November 18, 2011
...Companion triumphed over other strong contenders in the shortlist, including Guy Deutscher's Through the Language Glass and Alex Bellos's Alex's Adventures in Numberland to win the prestigious award for science writing. Richard Holmes, Chair of the...
The Royal Society, November 18, 2011
...Companion triumphed over other strong contenders in the shortlist, including Guy Deutscher’s Through the Language Glass and Alex Bellos’s Alex’s Adventures in Numberland to win the prestigious award for science writing. Richard Holmes, Chair of the...
Telegraph, November 15, 2011
...is a shame, given the skill required to make this most notorious of subjects engaging. That may mean Alex Bellos could miss out with his excellent Alexs Adventures in Numberland. Breezy reads seem to annoy academic judges, and with this years panel...
Guardian.co.uk, November 14, 2011
...and our world. Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books: The shortlist Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World by Guy Deutscher The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean The Wavewatcher's...
Guardian.co.uk, November 10, 2011
...by Fourth Estate Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books: The shortlist Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World by Guy Deutscher The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean The Wavewatcher's...
Guardian.co.uk, November 9, 2011
...think, percentages and sums best left to calculators (or, these days, Google). Anyone in the other group, and Alex Bellos is one of these people, would disagree. For these folk, mathematics is a proud human endeavour more profound than science and more...
Nature News Blog, October 11, 2011
...counterintuitive type of geometry? Did you ever believe the rumour that mathematics could be playful, or even beautiful? Alex Bellos has had more than a decade to rehabilitate since his degree in mathematics and philosophy. He finally felt able to...
ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed, October 6, 2011
...real straggler of a list for your reading and collection development pleasure. Alex's Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages by Guy Deutscher The Disappearing Spoon: And Other...
Between The Lines, October 3, 2011
... The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean (Black Swan - Transworld Publishers) Alex’s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos (Bloomsbury) Through the Language Glass: How Words Colour Your World by Guy Deutscher (William Heinemann) The Wavewatcher’s...
Planet Atheism, September 27, 2011
...Royal Society (see Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books Shortlist Announced). Alex’s Adventures in Numberland by Alex Bellos “This book is a complete revelation. A rich and diverse story of mathematics, peppered with anecdote and...
Indonesia Media Online, July 22, 2011
...It’s a simple question, really, but a cunning one, because the answers are so embarrassingly, voluptuously personal. Alex Bellos thought it up. He’s a writer, math enthusiast, and nut. Here’s what he wants: He wants to know your favorite number....
Impact Magazine, May 4, 2011
...find items that contain the ratio aesthetically pleasing, like the original iPods or a perfect set of teeth. Alex Bellos’ book Numberland outlines how a dentist uses a special device that measures the Golden Ratio to dictate sizes of teeth when he’s...
