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2010/3/13 Ian Gorse <[email protected]>:
> Hi list,
>
> Has anyone else read this... ?
>
> The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters
> by Marcus du Sautoy
>
> I found the book extremely fascinating and have immediately started to 
> re-read it again after finishing it.
>
> The book is basically a mathematical history novel on famous mathematicians 
> on who has studied the prime numbers and their success and fails.
> The book focuses on the Riemann hypothesis but it talks about various other 
> famous mathematical discoveries regarding Number Theory. Its a very easy read 
> and as someone who is not mathematically inclined, I found it a joy to 
> continue to the next page.
>
> I think most of the J community would find it interesting if you haven't read 
> it before.
>
> I am just wondering if anyone has any recommended books similar to the 
> writing of The Music of the Primes? I am definitely going to look into more 
> work from Marcus du Sautoy.
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