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32 pages
colour illustrations.
Contents: Maths all around us -- A world of spheres -- Symmetry in space -- The moon's changing shape -- Eclipse! -- Finding planets with maths -- Water, ice or gas? -- The incredible shrinking comet -- Cool crystals -- Golden galaxies -- What's out there?
Summary: From the phases of the moon seen on Earth to the rotation of far off galaxies, mathematics can be used to explain what's happening in the universe. Full-color photographs and related age-appropriate math questions engage young readers and give real world applications to mathematics.
It's a mathematical world.