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Mapmatics
Paulina Rowińska (Picador (UK); Belknap Press (US, out 17 September))
Arithmetic helps us perceive the world, and in Paulina Rowińska’s Mapmatics: How we navigate the world via numbers, the main focus is on its indispensability within the making of visible representations of that world – maps.
As a mathematician, I already knew a few of the principle, however it was a pleasing shock to seek out this e-book stuffed with fascinating examples and details that I didn’t know, together with…
