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The Thread

A Mathematical Yarn

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  • © 1983

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  1. Philip J. Davis
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Tschebyscheff

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 1-16

  3. Cyril

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 17-24

  4. Watt

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 25-30

  5. Lipkin

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 31-43

  6. Pafnuty

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 44-48

  7. Theodora

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 49-54

  8. Paphnutius

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 55-60

  9. Thaïs

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 61-69

  10. Cadbury

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 70-75

  11. Yeti

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 76-85

  12. Lama Ted

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 86-95

  13. Nadra

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 96-103

  14. Herod

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 104-108

  15. Babnuda

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 109-114

  16. The Man on the Moon

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 115-121

  17. Epilogue

    • Philip J. Davis
    Pages 122-124

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 125-127
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Thread

  • Book Subtitle: A Mathematical Yarn

  • Authors: Philip J. Davis

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6724-6

  • Publisher: Birkhäuser Boston, MA

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Birkh�user Boston 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-8176-3097-3Published: 01 January 1983

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-6724-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 128

  • Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences

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