Benjamin Franklin's numbers : an unsung mathematical odyssey
Revealing the mathematical side of Benjamin Franklin, this book explains the mathematics behind Franklin's popular "Poor Richard's Almanac", which featured such things as population estimates and a host of mathematical digressions. It includes optional math problems that challenge readers to match wits with the Founding Father himself.
Print Book, English, ©2008
Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J., ©2008
History
254 pages, [8] pages de planches : illustrations (certaines en couleur)
9780691129563, 0691129568
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The book Franklin never wrote
A brief history of magic
Almanacs and assembly
Interlude : philomath math
Publisher, theorist, inventor, innovator
A visit to the country
The mutation spreads (adventures among the English)
Circling the square
Newly unearthed discoveries
Legacy