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A Budget of Paradoxes - Augustus De Morgan

A Budget of Paradoxes

(Autor)

Sophia De Morgan (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover
526 Seiten
2015
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-08320-1 (ISBN)
CHF 67,95 inkl. MwSt
An important figure in mathematical logic and abstract algebra, Augustus De Morgan (1806–71) also wrote wittily on paradoxical and illogical thinking through time. Edited by his widow and published in 1872, this entertaining work parades all varieties of crackpot, from circle-squarers to inventors of perpetual motion machines.
An important figure in the development of modern mathematical logic and abstract algebra, Augustus De Morgan (1806–71) was also a witty writer who made a hobby of collecting evidence of paradoxical and illogical thinking from historical sources as well as contemporary pamphlets and periodicals. Based on articles that had appeared in The Athenaeum during his lifetime, this work was edited by his widow and published in book form in 1872. It parades all varieties of crackpot, from circle-squarers to inventors of perpetual motion machines, all for the reader's entertainment and education. Filled with anecdotes, personal opinions and 'squibs' of every kind, the book remains enjoyable reading for those who are amused rather than appalled by the human condition. Also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection are the Memoir of Augustus De Morgan (1882), prepared by his wife, and his ambitious Formal Logic (1847).

Editor's preface; Introductory; A budget of paradoxes; Appendix.

Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - Mathematics
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 217 mm
Gewicht 600 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Algebra
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geschichte der Mathematik
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Logik / Mengenlehre
ISBN-10 1-108-08320-X / 110808320X
ISBN-13 978-1-108-08320-1 / 9781108083201
Zustand Neuware
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