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The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes
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The Universal Book of Astronomy
"A first-rate resource for readers and students of popular astronomy and general science. . . . Highly recommended."
-Library Journal
"A comprehensive survey and . . . a rare treat."
-Focus
The Complete Book of Spaceflight
"Darling's content and presentation will have any reader moving from entry to entry."
-The Observatory magazine
Life Everywhere
"This remarkable book exemplifies the best of today's popular science writing: it is lucid, informative, and thoroughly enjoyable."
-Science Books & Films
"An enthralling introduction to the new science of astrobiology."
-Lynn Margulis
Equations of Eternity
"One of the clearest and most eloquent expositions of the quantum conundrum and its philosophical and metaphysical implications that I have read recently."
-The New York Times
Deep Time
"A wonderful book. The perfect overview of the universe."
-Larry Niven
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David Darling
David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland. Together with Agnijo Banerjee, he is the co-author of the Weird Maths trilogy, and The Biggest Number in the World.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is actually a great reference - if you were not a math major but still want to understand some of the concepts, this is a great 'dictionary' of concepts.