Benjamin Franklin's numbers : an unsung mathematical odyssey

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Main Author: Pasles, Paul C., 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.
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300 |a 254 p., [8] p. of plates :  |b ill. (some col.) ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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. 
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650 0 |a Mathematics  |x History. 
650 0 |a Magic squares. 
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