This book recounts the story of how a geometrical puzzle worthy of the most voracious sphinx finally yielded to an eccentric Russian genius who has since refused the honours proffered by an astonished world.
Paperback. 310 pages. NEW.
"As it presents problems and conundrums for the seasoned aficionado and adventurous novice alike, this Cabinet guarantees to stimulate and instruct, delight and surprise.
Hardback. 310 pages. NEW.
Here the author shows how the invention of algebra was more than the beginning of a specific discipline of mathematics: it was also the birth of a new way of thinking that altered for ever the ways in which we see and understand our world.
Paperback. 374 pages. NEW.
