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Prime numbers
Have you heard about prime numbers? They're unique, inexplicable, and they can do the most amazing things. The experts' view:
An underground movement
Developing beneath the soil and then bursting forth in massive numbers - solve the mystery of
the cycling cicada
.
Searching for the rhythm
The work of Gauss and Riemann looked past the apparently random nature of primes, discovering
patterns and landscapes
.
Primed radio
BBC Radio 4's
The Material World
featured prime numbers in December 2004. Follow the discussion as guests start
talking primes
.
Prime and reason
There's an infinite number of them, they keep you safe and could earn you a fortune. Sample
a prime primer
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