Natures Numbers – Discovering Order and Pattern in the Universe, Pre-Owned Paperback 029781642X 9780297816423 Ian Stewart

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• Format: Paperback
• Author: Ian Stewart
• ISBN10: 029781642X
• ISBN13: 9780297816423

Why do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few have six or seven? Why do snowflakes have sixfold symmetry? Why do tigers have stripes but leopards have spots? This book takes the reader on a mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world.

This is a Pre-Owned book. All our books are in Good or better condition.

Why do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few have six or seven? Why do snowflakes have sixfold symmetry? Why do tigers have stripes but leopards have spots? This book takes the reader on a mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world.