Significant Figures: The Lives and Work of Great Mathematicians
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داستان زندگی کودکی است که خانواده اش او را به رود نیل سپرده اند و حال، خانوادهای دیگر در آن سوی رود او را مییابند و پرورش میدهند. نام این کودک، سینوهه است که در سالهای جوانی پزشک مخصوص فرعون و همچن…
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The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures
A collection of famous mathematical puzzles, taken from a popular newspaper column, features the "writings" of the fictional author, Malba Tahan, who describes different mathematical puzzles and solut…
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