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The Mathematical Radio
How a modern radio works, told through mathematics, history, and selected puzzlesThe modern radio is a wonder, and behind that magic is mathematics. In The Mathematical Radio, Paul …
Voltaire's Riddle
In 1752 Voltaire published Micromegas, the story of a 120,000-foot tall resident of a planet of Sirius who visited our solar system. As a parting gift, the visitor gave the French …
Mathematical Radio
How a modern radio works, told through mathematics, history, and selected puzzlesThe modern radio is a wonder, and behind that magic is mathematics. In The Mathematical Radio, Paul …
Exploring Continued Fractions
Explains recurrent phenomena - astronomical transits and conjunctions, lifecycles of cicadas, eclipses - by way of continued fraction expansions. The deeper purpose is to find …