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It is impossible to find a coastline\u2019s exact length, as it grows with the rising precision of measurements<\/p>\n

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Mapmatics<\/a><\/strong><\/em>
Paulina Rowi\u0144ska (Picador (UK); Belknap Press (US, out 17 September))<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mathematics helps us understand the world, and in Paulina Rowi\u0144ska\u2019s Mapmatics: How we navigate the world through numbers<\/i>, the focus is on its indispensability in the making of visual representations of that world \u2013 maps.<\/p>\n

As a mathematician<\/a>, I already knew some of the theory, but it was a pleasant surprise to find this book full of fascinating examples and facts that I didn\u2019t know, including\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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