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Mapmatics

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06 June 2024
320 pages
9781035007073
Imprint: Picador

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A wonderfully readable adventure . . . An essential guide that illuminates how much of our understanding of the world, the past, and indeed the people around us, is shaped by the mathematician and the mapmaker.
Opens our eyes to the use of 'mapmaking' in the broadest sense . . . If you have ever wondered why an airliner bound from London to Los Angeles flies over Greenland, how we know what lies inside the Earth, or how computers correct errors, then this is for you. I learned a lot.
I love maps. I love math. And gosh, do I love this book, which so beautifully and clearly sounds the depths of both.
Blends broad subject expertise, magical storytelling skills and a splash of humour to ensure that the reader can joyfully navigate the maths of mapmaking.