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Mathematical greats: The life of Blaise Pascal,
one of the greatest thinkers of the seventeenth
century.
Book reviews:
Lewis Carroll in Numberland, by Robin Wilson.
How many socks make a pair? by Rob Eastaway.
Interview: Rudiger Jehn, mission analyst at
the European Space Agency, discusses his
work and the importance of mathematics
for space science.
Puzzles: Jigsaw Sudoku, Kakuro, Futoshiki,
Nurikabe, picture poser and anagrams.
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The mathematical origins of string theory
By Andrew Dalrymple
The story of how one of the most promising candidates for a "theory of everything"
developed from the discovery of an application for a 200-
Cover Story: Modelling the big freeze
By Jacqueline Whitcombe
How mathematics can help scientists to understand the dynamics of ice ages.
The story of modern statistics
By Philip Robinson
The birth and evolution of statistics, from its origins in probability theory and the study of annuity tables to the development of the field as we know it today.