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BL
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953408
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b707778
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Dunham, William,1947-
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| Title & Author
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Journey through genius : : the great theorems of mathematics /\ William Dunham.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Wiley,, ©1990.
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| Series Statement
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Wiley science editions
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xiii, 300 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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014014739X
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: 0471500305
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: 9780140147391
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: 9780471500308
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-293).
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| Contents
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1. Hippocrates' quadrature of the Lune (ca. 440 B.C.) -- 2. Euclid's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem (ca. 300 B.C.) -- 3. Euclid and the infinitude of primes (ca. 300 B.C.) -- 4. Archimedes' determination of circular area (ca. 225 B.C.) -- 5. Heron's formula for triangular area (ca. A.D. 75) -- 6. Cardano and the solution of the cubic (1545) -- 7. A gem from Isaac Newton (late 1660s) -- 8. The Bernoullis and the Harmonic series (1689) -- 9. The extraordinary sums of Leonhard Euler (1734) -- 10. A sampler of Euler's number theory (1736) -- 11. The non-denumerability of the continuum (1874) -- 12. Cantor and the transfinite realm (1891).
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Mathematics is a science of rare mystery, created by great mathematicians who can at times seem like master magicians. This book opens up the world of mathematics to a wide and diverse audience of history, science, math, and general interest readers.
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Mathematicians, Biography.
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Mathematics-- History.
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Mathematics-- History.
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Mathématiciens-- Biographies.
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Mathématiques-- Histoire.
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Mathématiciens, Biographies.
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Mathématiques-- Histoire.
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31.02 philosophy and theory of mathematics.
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Geschichte
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Mathematicians, Biography.
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Mathematicians.
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Mathematics-- History.
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Mathematics.
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Mathematik
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Mathématiques-- Histoire.
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Theorem
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Mathematik.
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Mathematics.
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Theses.
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| Dewey Classification
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510/.9
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| LC Classification
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QA21.D78 1990
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| NLM classification
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*01A05msc
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00-01msc
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00A05msc
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27sdnb
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31.02bcl
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MAT 001nstub
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SG 590rvk
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SK 110rvk
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