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How Long Is a Piece of String?

More Hidden Mathematics of Everyday Life

By Jeremy, Jeremy Wyndham, Rob/ Wyndham, Eastaway, Rob Eastaway

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| Paperback | 9781861056252

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Have you ever wondered how a taxi meter works? Or why it takes so long for an elevator to respond to your call? Or what makes a hit single? In How Long Is a Piece of String?, you'll find the answers to these and many other everyday questions.

Dip into this intriguing book and discover the aContinue

Have you ever wondered how a taxi meter works? Or why it takes so long for an elevator to respond to your call? Or what makes a hit single? In How Long Is a Piece of String?, you'll find the answers to these and many other everyday questions.

Dip into this intriguing book and discover the astonishing "37% rule" for blind dates, the avoidance tactic of the gentleman's urinal, and some extraordinary scams that have been devised to get rich quick. Here you will also uncover the origins of the seven-day week and the seven-note scale; an explanation of why underdogs win; some clever techniques for detecting fraud; and the reason why epidemics sweep across a nation, then disappear. How Long Is a Piece of String? is the perfect book for anyone curious about the way in which math underlies our everyday lives.

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 182 Pages
  • Edition: New
  • ISBN-10: 1861056257
  • ISBN-13: 9781861056252
  • Publisher: Anova Books
  • Pub date: Apr 01, 2006
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
  • In other languages: other languages Libri Italiani
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