Men of mathematics
1st Touchstone ed.
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Author
Publication
1986 - Simon & Schuster, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
147,500 words, Guess
Page Count
590 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL2717068M
- ISBN-100671628186
- OCLC Control Number10154964
- OCLC Control Number514181
- OCLC Control Number906843
and 6 more
- OCLC Control Number11478564
- OCLC Control Number685235
- OCLC Control Numbermenofmathematics0000bell
- Library of Congress Control Number86010229
- Goodreads66358
- LibraryThing89381
Classifications
- DDC510/.92/2
- LCCQA28 .B4 1986
- DDC510.922 B
Description
A collection of biographies describing the lives and achievements of 29 mathematicians. Includes Zeno, Descartes, Fermat, Pascal, Newton, and Leibniz.
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Series Statement
- A Touchstone book
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