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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning. Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review

An absolute joy to read! Steven Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

For fans of Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, an exploration of the many ways mathematics can transform our understanding of literature and vice versa, by the first woman to hold England''s oldest mathematical chair.

We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud funny debut, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between math and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both.

Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce's stream-

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      Publisher Flatiron Books
      Published 4 September 2024
      ISBN-13 9781250850904
      978-1250850904
      ISBN-10 1250850908

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice

      Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning. Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review

      An absolute joy to read! Steven Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics

      For fans of Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, an exploration of the many ways mathematics can transform our understanding of literature and vice versa, by the first woman to hold England''s oldest mathematical chair.

      We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud funny debut, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between math and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both.

      Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce's stream-

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