A mathematical mystery tour : discovering the truth and beauty of the cosmos / A.K. Dewdney.
A mathematical mystery tour : discovering the truth and beauty of the cosmos / A.K. Dewdney.
A mathematical mystery tour : discovering the truth and beauty of the cosmos / A.K. Dewdney.
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New York : Wiley, c1999.
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T0391612
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English
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Physical content
vi, 218 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Point of Departure -- Pt. I. The Holos. 1. Death of a Dream. 2. The Birth of a Theorem -- Pt. II. The Superior World. 3. Al Jabr. 4. The Spheres -- Pt. III. The Vanishing Act. 5. The Message. 6. The Ultimate Reality -- Pt. IV. The Engines of Thought. 7. Horping Zooks. 8. Mind Machines -- Epilogue: C...
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New York : Wiley, c1999.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
In this thought-provoking reading adventure, acclaimed author A.K. Dewdney takes us on a fictional journey around the world in search of the solution to one of the greatest ancient mysteries of mathematics. From the Temple of Apollo to the Arabian desert, and from the winding canals of Venice to the medieval halls of Oxford, Dewdney searches throug...
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A mathematical mystery tour : discovering the truth and beauty of the cosmos / A.K. Dewdney.
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Includes index.
Transf erred from N510/212.
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c1999.
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T0391612
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74VvEE6yPJWd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvEE6yPJWd
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ISBN
0471238473 (cloth)
9780471238478 (cloth : alk. paper)
0471238473 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780471407348 (pbk.) :
0471407348 (pbk.) :
9780471407348(pbk.)
0471407348(pbk.)
9780471238478 (cloth)
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510
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991011677639702626
