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An important figure in the development of modern mathematical logic and abstract algebra, Augustus De Morgan (1806-71) was also a witty writer who made a hobby of collecting evidence of paradoxical and illogical thinking from historical sources as well as contemporary pamphlets and periodicals. Base...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge library collection. Mathematics
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An important figure in the development of modern mathematical logic and abstract algebra, Augustus De Morgan (1806-71) was also a witty writer who made a hobby of collecting evidence of paradoxical and illogical thinking from historical sources as well as contemporary pamphlets and periodicals. Based on articles that had appeared in The Athenaeum during his lifetime, this work was edited by his widow and published in book form in 1872. It parades all varieties of crackpot, from circle-squarers to inventors of perpetual motion machines, all for the reader's entertainment and education. Filled |
| Item Description: | Originally published in 1872. |
| Carrier Form: | viii, 511 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781108083201 (paperback) : 9781316219157 1316219151 |
| Index Number: | Q173 |
| CLC: | O141 |
| Call Number: | O141/D386-1 |