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How Astronauts
Use Math
by Mary Hense
Math Curriculum Consultant: Rhea A. Stewart, M.A.,
Specialist in Mathematics, Science,
and Technology

Math in the Real World: How Astronauts Use Math
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Hense, Mary.
How astronauts use math / by Mary Hense.
p. cm. — (Math in the real world)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60413-610-4
1. Astronautics—Mathematics—Juvenile literature. 2. Astronauts—Juvenile literature. I. Title.
TL849.H46 2010
510.24’6294--dc22 2009023926
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