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"This is not your father’s – or grandfather’s – standard collection of conic sections."---Jim Stein, New Books Network
"Undoubtedly [this book], written in the same entertaining unmistakable style of the author and containing a lot of information - mathematical, historical and general - will attract, as the previous ones, a large audience."---S. Cobzas, Studia Mathematica
"What a beautiful book!"---Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica.org
"A wonderful addition to libraries where the mathematically curious find their reading." * Choice *
"Havil’s narrative for each curve is a cornucopia of fun facts and rigorous explanation."---Andrew J. Simoson, Mathematical Intelligencer
"Overall, the book was a delight to read. The writing is witty and entertaining, the history is at times peculiar and surprising, and the mathematics is rich and engaging. It would make a fine addition to a classroom bookcase or home coffee table, but while there are plenty of elegant diagrams and intriguing stories to give every curious reader the chance to glimpse mathematical beauty, only those with the ability to dig beneath the surface will understand just how much beauty this book has to offer."---Samuel Hewitt, Mathematical Gazette

Curves for the Mathematically Curious

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 2 November 2021
      ISBN-13 9780691206134
      978-0691206134
      ISBN-10 0691206139
      Also in:
      The Arts: art forms Mathematics History of mathematics Philosophy of mathematics

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "This is not your father’s – or grandfather’s – standard collection of conic sections."---Jim Stein, New Books Network
      "Undoubtedly [this book], written in the same entertaining unmistakable style of the author and containing a lot of information - mathematical, historical and general - will attract, as the previous ones, a large audience."---S. Cobzas, Studia Mathematica
      "What a beautiful book!"---Jonathan Shock, Mathemafrica.org
      "A wonderful addition to libraries where the mathematically curious find their reading." * Choice *
      "Havil’s narrative for each curve is a cornucopia of fun facts and rigorous explanation."---Andrew J. Simoson, Mathematical Intelligencer
      "Overall, the book was a delight to read. The writing is witty and entertaining, the history is at times peculiar and surprising, and the mathematics is rich and engaging. It would make a fine addition to a classroom bookcase or home coffee table, but while there are plenty of elegant diagrams and intriguing stories to give every curious reader the chance to glimpse mathematical beauty, only those with the ability to dig beneath the surface will understand just how much beauty this book has to offer."---Samuel Hewitt, Mathematical Gazette

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