The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Numbers
- ISBN-10
- 0140261494
- ISBN-13
- 9780140261493
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 231
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997-09-04
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- David Wells
Description
Provides information on numbers and what makes particular ones noteworthy
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