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Benjamin Franklin's numbers : an unsung mathematical odyssey Paul C. Pasles
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pasles, Paul C., 1968-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Franklin, Benjamin.
- Mathematics--History.
- Mathematics.
- Magic squares.
- Mathematical recreations.
- Physical Description:
- 254 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.
- Contents:
- The book Franklin never wrote
- A brief history of magic
- Almanacs and assembly
- Interlude: philomath math
- Publisher, theorist, inventor, innovator
- A visit to the country
- The mutation spreads (adventures among the English)
- Circling the square
- Newly unearthed discoveries
- Legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP Credit Line: Whirlwind and Magic Circle Illustrations (Am. 1769 Fra Af.507); A View of the Statehouse in Philadelphia (Bb47 B439).
- ISBN:
- 9780691129563 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0691129568 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 77486019
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