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In the Footsteps of Pythagoras. One hundred historical puzzles

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In the Footsteps of Pythagoras. One hundred historical puzzles
14.99 €
Polish mathematician and engineer, popularizer of science Szczepan Elenienski, author of the famous books "Lilavati" and "In the Footsteps of Pythagoras", selected the most interesting problems, puzzles, mathematical stories and anecdotes from different eras and cultures, which are presented in this book. Some appeared hundreds and even thousands of years ago, others emerged during the author's lifetime. Among them are puzzles Chinese and Indian, Greek and Arabic, English and French, Polish and Russian. Some puzzles were created by great mathematicians, the authorship of others is lost in the thick of time. These tasks are fascinating, but not difficult, their solution requires not a baggage of mathematical knowledge, but curiosity and logical thinking, so solving will give the brave reader a lot of pleasure!
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