Tales of Impossibility: The 2000-Year Quest to Solve the Mathematical Problems of Antiquity, Hardcover - David S. Richeson

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Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): David S. RichesonIllustration(s): 163 b/w illus. 5 tables.Number of pages: 456Publication date: 202...

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