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THE UNIVERSE IN A HANDKERCHIEF
LEWIS CARROLL'S MATHEMATICAL RECREATIONS, GAMES, PUZZLES, AND WORD PLAYS |
| By: |
Martin Gardner |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£13.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0387256415 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780387256412 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2005 |
| Edition: |
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1996 |
| Pages: |
158 |
| Description: |
Takes the reader on a tour of Lewis Carroll's world of mathematical games and word plays. This book contains scores of Carroll's inventions, illustrating the genius and humor that ensured his permanent place in both classic literature and mathematics. |
| Synopsis: |
This book contains scores of intriguing puzzles and paradoxes from Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland, whose interests ranged from inventing new games like Arithmetical Croquet to important problems in symbolic logic and propositional calculus. Written by Carroll expert and well-known mathematics author Martin Gardner, this tour through Carroll's inventions is both fun and informative. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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