It takes the average reader 4 hours and 34 minutes to read The Number Mysteries by Marcus du Sautoy
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Every time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In The Number Mysteries, one of our generation's foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future—from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind...
The Number Mysteries by Marcus du Sautoy is 272 pages long, and a total of 68,544 words.
This makes it 92% the length of the average book. It also has 84% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 14 minutes to read The Number Mysteries aloud.
The Number Mysteries is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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