How the Other Half Thinks
Subtitle: Adventures in Mathematical Reasoning
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: August 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780071407984
Subjects: Philosophy of mathematics; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics; General; Mathematics / General
First sentence: Georges Buffon (1707-1788) made his reputation with the publication of his multivolume Natural History, General and Particular, which brought order to much of what was known about the animal and mineral worlds.