Geometrical landscapes : the voyages of discovery and the transformation of mathematical practice / Amir R. Alexander.
Alexander, Amir.
2002
QA24 .A54 2002 (Mapit)
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Title Geometrical landscapes : the voyages of discovery and the transformation of mathematical practice / Amir R. Alexander.
Author Alexander, Amir.
ISBN 0804732604 (alk. paper)
Publication Details Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, c2002.
Language English
Description xv, 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number QA24 .A54 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification 510/.9/09031
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
Series Writing science ; 1
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