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Birth of a Theorem, A Mathematical Adventure

Birth of a Theorem, A Mathematical Adventure

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Birth of a Theorem, A Mathematical Adventure

by Villani, Cédric; Malcolm De Bevoise (Translated by)

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London: The Bodley Head, 2015. 260 pages; illustrations by Calude Gondard. Autobiographical account of the meandering adventure-struggle to figure it (what?) out. He did and he won the Fields Medal, the highest award given to a mathematician. Clean throughout; tight binding. As new.. First Edition. Decorated Red Boards. Fine/Fine. 8vo.

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Title
Birth of a Theorem, A Mathematical Adventure
Author
Villani, Cédric; Malcolm De Bevoise (Translated by)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Fine
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Fine
Edition
First Edition
ISBN 10
184792252X
ISBN 13
9781847922526
Publisher
The Bodley Head
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
2015
Keywords
mathematics research theorem mathematician
Size
8vo

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