The Mathematical Magpie

The Mathematical Magpie Being More Stories, Mainly Transcendental, Plus Subsets of Essays, Rhymes, Music, Anecdotes, Epigrams, and Other Pime Oddments and Diversions, Rational or Irrational, All Derived from the Infinite Domain of Mathematics

2nd Edition

Paperback (04 Apr 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The companion volume to Fantasia Mathematica, first published in 1962, this second anthology of mathematical writings is even more varied than the first and contains stories, cartoons, essays, rhymes, music, anecdotes, aphorisms, and other oddments. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and many other renowned figures. Like its predecessor, this wide-ranging collection will prove to be fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone with an interest in mathematics.

Book information

ISBN: 9780387949505
Publisher: Springer New York
Imprint: Copernicus
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition
DEWEY: 820.80356
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 303
Weight: 498g
Height: 241mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 25mm