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Four colors suffice how the map problem was solved /

On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This book tells the amazing story of how the "map pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wilson, Robin J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Edición:Revised color edition. /
Colección:Princeton science library.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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