| Description |
viii, 296 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-286) and index. |
| Contents |
Cannonballs and tomatoes -- The puzzle of the dozen spheres -- Fire hydrants and soccer players -- Thue's two attempts and Fejes-Toth's achievement -- Twelve's company, thirteen's a crowd -- Nets and knots -- Twisted boxes -- No dancing at this congress -- The race for the upper bound -- Right angles for round spaces -- Wobbly balls and hybrid stars -- Simplex, Cplex, and symbolic mathematics -- But is it really a proof? -- Beehives again ... This is not an epilogue. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
0471086010 (alk. paper) |
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