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Synopsis
Mathematically Speaking brings together in one accessible book the best expressed thoughts pertinent to the discipline of mathematics. Some of the quotes are profound, others are wise, some are witty, but none are frivolous. Readers will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown. The extensive author and subject indexes provide the perfect tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and readers will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging from addition to zero. This book will be a handy reference for the mathematician or scientific reader and the wider public interested in who has said what on mathematics.