They are instead observing mere accidents of their representation in an arbitrary system. Whether there is more to Smith numbers than mere happenstance remains to be seen. Copyright1997 by Ivars Peterson. Guy, Richard K., and Robert E. Woodrow, eds. A Mathematical Mystery Cruise .
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A Mathematical Safari by Ivars Peterson. Meet the Author With the publication of The Jungles of Randomness , I will be discussing the book at a number of events during the next few months. I will be happy to meet and talk with interested readers on any of these occasions.