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Encounters with Euclid

How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the World

Wardhaugh, Benjamin

Encounters with Euclid

Encounters with Euclid

How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the World

Encounters with Euclid

 

'An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time ... The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ' IAN STEWART, AUTHOR OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

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Beschrijving Encounters with Euclid

'An astonishingly readable and informative history of the greatest mathematical bestseller of all time ... The writing is vivid and the stories are gripping. Highly recommended ' IAN STEWART, AUTHOR OF SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

ISBN
9780008299941
Pagina's
416
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NUR
683
Druk
1
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Paperback / softback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
HarperCollins Publishers

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