The pea & the sun : a mathematical paradox / Leonard M. Wapner.
By: Wapner, Leonard M
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Publisher: Wellesley, Mass. : A K Peters, c2005Description: xiv, 218 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1568812132 (hbk.); 9781568812137 (pbk.).Other title: Pea and the sun.Subject(s): Banach-Tarski paradox -- HistoryDDC classification: 511.322
Contents:
Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - 1. History: a cast of characters. - 2. Jigsaw fallacies and other curiosities. - 3. Preliminaries. - Baby BTs. - 5. Statement and proof of the theorem. - 6. Resolution. - 7. The real world. - 8. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. - Bibliography. - Index.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-211) and index.
Acknowledgments. - Introduction. - 1. History: a cast of characters. - 2. Jigsaw fallacies and other curiosities. - 3. Preliminaries. - Baby BTs. - 5. Statement and proof of the theorem. - 6. Resolution. - 7. The real world. - 8. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. - Bibliography. - Index.