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Mapmatics
- How We Navigate the World Through Numbers
Engelsk Paperback
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Mapmatics
- How We Navigate the World Through Numbers
Engelsk Paperback

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How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths.

In Mapmatics, Dr Paulina Rowinska embarks on a fascinating journey to discover the mathematical foundations of cartography and cartographical influences on mathematics. From a sixteenth-century map that remains an indispensable navigation tool despite emphasizing the North–South divide, and maps of voting districts that can empower or silence whole communities, to public transport maps that both guide and mislead passengers, she reveals how maps and maths shape not only our sense of space and time but also our worldview.

Through entertaining stories, surprising real-world examples and a cast of unforgettable characters, Mapmatics helps us to appreciate the mathematical methods and ideas behind maps. And, by illuminating how our world works, leaves us better equipped to understand and look after it.

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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
0
ISBN-13:
9781035007059
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1035007053
Udg. Dato:
6 jun 2024
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
153mm
Højde:
233mm
Forlag:
Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato:
6 jun 2024
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