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Marcus du Sautoy : la symétrie - énigme du réel

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Le monde tourne autour de la symétrie - depuis le spin des particules subatomiques jusqu'à la beauté grisante des arabesques. Mais il y a plus que ce que l'oeil peut percevoir. Mathématicien à Oxford, Marcus du Sautoy nous dévoile les nombres invisibles qui unissent tous les objets symétriques.

Oxford's newest science ambassador Marcus du Sautoy is also author of The Times' Sexy Maths column. He'll take you footballing with prime numbers, whopping symmetry groups, higher dimensions and other brow-furrowers. Full bio »

Translated into French by Jerome Faul
Reviewed by Natasha Latysheva
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