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Beyond coincidence : stories of amazing coincidences and the mystery and mathematics that lie behind them

Amazing stories of coincidence and the mystery and mathematics behind them (other title)

Plimmer, Martin. (Author). King, Brian (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0312340362
Physical Description: 277 pages ; 22 cm
print
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

[pt.] 1. Coincidence under the microscope -- 1. The cosmic yes! -- 2. Why we love coincidence -- 3. It's a small world, coincidence and culture -- 4. It's a small universe, coincidence and science -- 5. Coincidence in the dock -- 6. Luck or coincidence? -- 7. Does coincidence add up? -- [pt.] 2. Coincidence on the rampage -- 1. It's a small world -- 2. It's a too small world -- 3. Fancy meeting you here -- 4. Lost and found -- 5. Life imitating art -- 6.Timely manifestations -- 7. Jinxes and curses -- 8. History repeating itself -- 9. Echoes -- 10. Names -- 11. Parallel lives -- 12. Good luck -- 13. Date, numbers, and wrong numbers -- 14. Psychic coincidences? -- 15. Bouncing babies and golf balls -- 16. Apocrypha -- The ultimate coincidence.