The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays / Edition 1

The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays / Edition 1

by Martin Gardner
ISBN-10:
038794673X
ISBN-13:
9780387946733
Pub. Date:
10/07/1998
Publisher:
Springer New York
ISBN-10:
038794673X
ISBN-13:
9780387946733
Pub. Date:
10/07/1998
Publisher:
Springer New York
The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays / Edition 1

The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll's Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays / Edition 1

by Martin Gardner
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Overview

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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780387946733
Publisher: Springer New York
Publication date: 10/07/1998
Series: Copernicus Series
Edition description: 1996
Pages: 158
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

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

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