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The Seduction of Curves revives old ideas about maths and beauty
René Thom's mathematical theorems passed their sell-by date in the 1970s, but applied to the human form, will they captivate a new generation?
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René Thom's mathematical theorems passed their sell-by date in the 1970s, but applied to the human form, will they captivate a new generation?
Carbon dating has revealed that the Bakshali manuscript housed in Oxford contains the earliest known version of our modern zero symbol -- and it is nearly 2000 years old