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The Universe in a Handkerchief by Martin Gardner β€” book cover

The Universe in a Handkerchief

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.

Synopsis

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.

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Book Details

Published
April 1, 2005
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
168
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780387256412

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