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The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies /

When Archimedes, while bathing, suddenly hit upon the principle of buoyancy, he ran wildly through the streets of Syracuse, stark naked, crying "eureka!" In The Moment of Proof, Donald Benson attempts to convey to general readers the feeling of eureka--the joy of discovery--that mathematic...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benson, Donald C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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