Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis

Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis

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Uncle Petros is a family joke, but his young nephew suspects there is more to this ageing recluse, living alone in a suburb of Athens. He discovers Petros was once a celebrated mathematician, foolhardy enough to stake everything on solving a problem that defied proof for nearly three centuries.

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Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture by Apostolos Doxiadis

Uncle Petros is a family joke, but his young nephew suspects there is more to this ageing recluse, living alone in a suburb of Athens. He discovers Petros was once a celebrated mathematician, foolhardy enough to stake everything on solving a problem that defied proof for nearly three centuries.
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ISBN 13 9780571202034
ISBN 10 0571202039
Title Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture
Author Apostolos Doxiadis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2000-03-20
Number of pages 224
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