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The Stars of Heaven by Clifford Pickover, Oxford University Press, £17.99, ISBN 0195148746

HOLD on to your hair, earthlings. Humanoid Bob and Mr Plex, a mouth with legs and arms, are about to take you on a magical journey through the Universe! Meet the triple-nostrilled Miss Muxdr¬¬zol. Learn the secret of life (it’s 7.6549!) and much, much more!

Clifford Pickover suggests you join this wild company in his new book, The Stars of Heaven. Bob, who has two faces, is a teacher and guide and has equally strange assistants to call on, such as ants who can write English.…

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