Mathematical Recreations and Essays

Name: Mathematical Recreations and Essays
Author: W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse) Ball

by W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse) Ball

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2008-10-08

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Public domain in the USA.

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Numbers, Prime Astrology Matter Mathematical recreations Geometry -- Famous problems Cryptography Ciphers Space and time Magic squares University of Cambridge -- History Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- England -- Cambridge

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W. W. Rouse (Walter William Rouse) Ball

1850–1925

Best remembered for the classic Mathematical Recreations and Essays, this Cambridge mathematician had a gift for turning serious mathematics into lively puzzles, stories, and surprises. He also wrote on the history of mathematics and became an influential figure in academic life at Trinity College, Cambridge.

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