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The Poincare Conjecture: In Search of the Shape of the Universe
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Hardcover
from Gardners Books (April 26, 2007)
9781846140129 | details & prices | 292 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $31.00
About: Sheds light on the human drama behind the most important mathematical breakthrough of the twenty-first century.
About: Sheds light on the human drama behind the most important mathematical breakthrough of the twenty-first century.
from Walker & Co (March 6, 2007)
9780802715326 | details & prices | 293 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $26.95
About: A history of one of mathematics' most baffling conundrums looks at the Poincarâe Conjecture, a principle of modern geometry, topology, and the possible shape of the universe, as well as efforts by mathematicians to find a solution to the problem.
About: A history of one of mathematics' most baffling conundrums looks at the Poincarâe Conjecture, a principle of modern geometry, topology, and the possible shape of the universe, as well as efforts by mathematicians to find a solution to the problem.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Walker & Co (December 26, 2007)
9780802716545 | details & prices | 293 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $17.00
About: A history of one of mathematics's most baffling conundrums looks at the century-old Poincaré Conjecture, a fundamental principle of modern geometry, topology, and the possible shape of the universe, as well as efforts by generations of mathematicians to find a solution to the problem, for which the Clay Mathematics Institute is offering a million-dollar prize.
About: A history of one of mathematics's most baffling conundrums looks at the century-old Poincaré Conjecture, a fundamental principle of modern geometry, topology, and the possible shape of the universe, as well as efforts by generations of mathematicians to find a solution to the problem, for which the Clay Mathematics Institute is offering a million-dollar prize.