Reaching for the Extreme: How the Quest for the Biggest, Fewest, and Weirdest Makes Math
Reaching for the Extreme: How the Quest for the Biggest, Fewest, and Weirdest Makes Math
by Ian Stewart
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- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-13
- 9780691268996
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- February 24, 2026
- Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 24 oz
- Subject
- Mathematics
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