Secret lives of numbers: the curious truth behind everyday digits

Look around you and numbers are everywhere. On your pint glass, your sunscreen, your football team. They code the car you drive, your mobile phone and the food you eat. 

The Secret Lives of Numbers looks at numbers that we encounter every day and the stories behind them.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Michael Millar
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2012
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Shelf referenceMA3 MIL
ISN/ISBN9780753540862
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8obk

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