Benjamin Franklin's numbers
Subtitle: an unsung mathematical odyssey
By: Paul C. Pasles
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780691129563
Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin, -- 1706-1790; Mathematics -- History; Magic squares; Mathematical recreations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The book Franklin never wrote; title: A brief history of magic; title: Almanacs and assembly; title: Interlude: philomath math; title: Publisher, theorist, inventor, innovator; title: A visit to the country; title: The mutation spreads (adventures among the English); title: Circling the square; title: Newly unearthed discoveries; title: Legacy