100 ESSENTIAL THINGS YOU DIDNT KNOW ABOUT MATHS AND THE ARTS

Professor John Barrow takes us on a tour of the arts world including sculpture, literature, architecture and dance, and reveals what maths can tell us about them. Find out why diamonds sparkle, how many words Shakespeare knew, why the shower is the best place to sing, why an egg is egg-shaped, how to shatter a wine glass with a song, and why Charles Dickens led a crusade against maths. Enlivening the everyday with a new perspective, this book will enrich your understanding of the mathematics and arts which surround us.