The unfinished game: Pascal, Fermat, and the seventeenth-century letter that made the world modern
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index Monday, August 24, 1654 -- A problem worthy of great minds -- On the shoulders of a giant -- A man of slight build -- The great amateur -- Terrible confusions -- Out of the gaming rooms -- Into the everyday world -- The chance of your life -- The measure of our ignorance |
| Physical Description: | X, 191 Seiten Ill. 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780465018963 |
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CONTENTS NOTE TO THE READER PREFACE vii ix 1 Monday, August 24, 1654 1 2 A Problem Worthy of Great Minds 13 3 On the Shoulders of a Giant 31 4 A Man of Shght Build 49 5 The Great Amateur 65 6 Terrible Confusions 73 7 Out of the Gaming Room 85 8 Into the Everyday World 105 9 The Chance of Your Life 117 10 The Measure of Our Ignorance 145 THE KEY LETTER FROM PASCAL TO FERMAT INDEX ( v ) 183 171 |
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