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Eastaway R., Wyndham J. Why Do Buses Come in Threes? London: Robson Books, 1998.

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Fibonacci L. Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci. New York: Springer, 2002.

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Hidetoshi F., Rothman T. Sacred Mathematics. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.

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Joseph G. G. Crest of the Peacock. London: Penguin, 1992.

Kahn С. H. Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans: A Brief History. Indianapolis, Ind.: Hackett Publishing Company, 2001.

Knott K. Hinduism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 1998.

Livio M. The Golden Ratio. London: Review, 2002.

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Maor E. Trigonometric Delights. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998.

Matzusawa T. (ed.). Primate Origins of Human Cognition and Behavior. Tokyo: Springer, 2001.

Mazur J. Euclid in the Rainforest. New York: Plume, 2005.

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Pickover C. A. The Zen of Magic Squares, Circles, and Stars. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002.

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Slocum J. The Tangram Book. New York: Sterling, 2001.

Slocum J., Sonneveld D. The 15 Puzzle. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Slocum Puzzle Foundation, 2006.