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Benjamin Franklin's numbers : an unsung mathematical odyssey / Paul C. Pasles.

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  • ISBN: 9780691129563
  • ISBN: 0691129568
  • Physical Description: 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
  • Publisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2008]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject:
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Mathematics > History.
Magic squares.
Genre:
Puzzles and games.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library 510.92 PAS (Text) 37810434645874 Adult Nonfiction Available -