Parrot's Theorem - Paperback
by Denis Guedj
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Availability:In StockContributor:Denis Guedj, Frank Wynne (Translator), John Gaffney (Translator)Publish date:2002-10-04Pages:360
Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312303020ISBN-10:312303025UPC:9780312303020Book Category:Fiction, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Mystery & DetectiveSize:5.50 x 8.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC3B9A1HHX
An immediate bestseller when first published in France, The Parrot's Theorem charmingly combines a straightforward history of mathematics and a first-rate murder mystery.
Mr. Ruche, a Parisian bookseller, receives a bequest from a long lost friend in the Amazon of a vast library of math books, which propels him into a great exploration of the story of mathematics. Meanwhile Max, whose family...Language:EnglishPublisher:St. Martins Press-3PLISBN-13:9780312303020ISBN-10:312303025UPC:9780312303020Book Category:Fiction, MathematicsBook Subcategory:Mystery & DetectiveSize:5.50 x 8.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC3B9A1HHX
Denis Guedj is Professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He has spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author of Numbers: The Universal Language.
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
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Denis Guedj, Frank Wynne (Translator), John Gaffney (Translator)
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