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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)
Published
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2002]
Copyright
©2002
Language
English
Description
xv, 293 pages : illustrations ; 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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