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The Universe in a Handkerchief Martin Gardner

The Universe in a Handkerchief By Martin Gardner

The Universe in a Handkerchief by Martin Gardner


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Summary

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.

The Universe in a Handkerchief Summary

The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carrolls Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays by Martin Gardner

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.

Table of Contents

Fiction and Verse.- The Diaries.- Letters.- Books and Articles.- Miscellaneous Amusements.- Doublets.- Pamphlets on Games.

Additional information

CIN0387256415G
9780387256412
0387256415
The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carrolls Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays by Martin Gardner
Used - Good
Paperback
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
2005-07-01
158
N/A
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