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Book Title: Mathematics Without Apologies: Portrait Of A Problematic Voc...
Number of Pages: 464 Pages
Publication Name: Mathematics Without Apologies : Portrait of a Problematic Vocation
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: History & Philosophy, Personal Memoirs, General, Research
Item Height: 1.2 in
Features: Revised
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 35 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Mathematics, Biography & Autobiography
Author: Michael Harris
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
