Mapmatics - How We Navigate the World Through Numbers

What an incredible book! I was completely blown away by the sheer depth and profound impact maps have on how we humans see things, find things, make decisions, and even play politics. Paulina Rowinska''s storytelling is pure magic , effortlessly bringing to life the history, science, and mind-bending mathematics behind it all. Truly, this book is an absolute gem!>

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A wonderfully readable adventure through the mathematic poetry of mapping . . . An essential guide. Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of The Phantom Atlas

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• Authors: Paulina Rowinska
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.06.2025
• EAN: 9781035007066
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3500706-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 199 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; SCIENCE / General, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, History of mathematics, Cartography, map-making and projections