The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical

The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays

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.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Copernicus
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber X, 158 p.
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780387256412
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Universe in a Handkerchief: Lewis Carroll’s Mathematical Recreations, Games, Puzzles, and Word Plays