MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2014007030
003 DLC
005 20150603082144.0
008 140512t20142014nyua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014007030
020 $a9781454913221 (hardback)
020 $a1454913223 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQA99$b.P53 2014
082 00 $a510$223
084 $aMAT039000$aMAT015000$aMAT000000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aPickover, Clifford A.,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe mathematics devotional :$bcelebrating the wisdom and beauty of mathematics /$cClifford A. Pickover.
264 1 $aNew York :$bSterling,$c[2014]
300 $a388 pages :$bcolor illustrations ;$c20 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 386-387).
520 $a"From prolific polymath Clifford Pickover-the ingenious author of The Math Book and The Physics Book-comes a stunning and inspirational volume that celebrates the beauty and wisdom of mathematics. Cliff's devotional will feature one thought-provoking and original quotation on a mathematics-related theme, in addition to a stunning example of mathematically generated art, for every day of the year. Readers will also learn which notable mathematicians share their own birthdays, discovering more about them in a brief biographical dictionary at the back of the book. In an appealing small, chunky hardcover format, The Mathematician's Devotional will be a wonderful gift for math enthusiasts worldwide, young and old"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aMathematics$vQuotations, maxims, etc.
650 0 $aMathematicians$vQuotations.
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS / Essays.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aMATHEMATICS / General.$2bisacsh