The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word PlaysThis 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. |
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The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations ... Martin Gardner No preview available - 2008 |
The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations ... Martin Gardner No preview available - 2005 |
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