Mathematical Snapshots

Mathematical Snapshots is a book written by .Hugo Steinhaus. Mathematical Snapshots Courier Corporation, 1999. ISBN 9780486409146 It was first written in Polish and the first English version was published in 1938.Hugo Steinhaus Center. Prof. Hugo Steinhaus Retrieved 2023-11-26.WorldCat information on 1938 edition Retrieved 2023-11-26. New editions were subsequently published from various publishers for many years, as described in "Publication history" section.
This book is notable for googology community because Steinhaus notation, mega and megiston are shown. They are defined in the following location of the book.
* p.19 in 1951 edition. This is the first edition that mega and megiston were confirmed to appear.
* p.28 for Steinhaus notation and mega, and p.29 for megiston in Dover's edition.
* It is not confirmed if it appears in 1938 edition. Note that it is written in the preface of 1951 edition that it is an enlarged edition and differs from the first edition which is out of print.
== Publication history ==
* Hugo Steinhaus CenterHugo Steinhaus Center Retrieved 2023-11-26. of describes that Steinhaus wrote the "Kalejdoskop Matematyczny" in Polish, which appeared also in English under the title "Mathematical Snapshots" in 1938.
* WorldCat records show various versions,Book information at WorldCat Retrieved 2023-11-26. and the 1938 edition was published by G.F. Stechert, New York where translators are Charles Irvine and M. Bardach, and the editor is A. J. Ward.
* Open Library records show various versions by Oxford University Press, published in 1951, 1960, 1969, 1983.Book information at Open Library Retrieved 2023-11-26.
* Goodreads records that the book was first published January 1, 1954.Book information at Goodreads Retrieved 2023-11-26
* Revised edition by Oxford University Press published in 1960 is available at Internet Archive.Digital archive of Oxfort University Press 1960 edition at Internet Archive Retrieved 2023-11-26.
* The 3rd edition from Oxford University Press was published in 1969.Book information of the 3rd edition from Oxford University Press at Amazon Retrieved 2023-11-26.Book information at WorldCat Retrieved 2023-11-26.
* Courier Corporation's version was published in 1999.Book information of the Courier Corporation's edition at Google Books Retrieved 2023-11-26.
* The 3rd edition of Dover was published in 2011.Book information of the 3rd edition from Dover at Amazon Retrieved 2023-11-26.
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