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Professor Ian Stewart
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What's the Use?: The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics Main edition
Professor Ian Stewart
A bestselling author tries to rehabillitate a much-maligned field.
320 pages, c. 40 line
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 19, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9781781259412 |
| Publishers | Profile Books Ltd |
| Pages | 336 |
| Dimensions | 241 × 164 × 36 mm · 544 g |
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