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Julian Havil, “Curves for the Mathematically Curious” (Princeton UP, 2019)
Julian Havil, “Curves for the Mathematically Curious” (Princeton UP, 2019)
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Length:
57 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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Today I talked to Julian Havil about his latest book Curves for the Mathematically Curious: An Anthology of the Unpredictable, Historical, Beautiful, and Romantic (Princeton University Press, 2019). You don’t have to be mathematically curious to appreciate Julian’s talent for weaving mathematics and history together – but mathematical curiosity and...
Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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