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Four colors suffice : how the map problem was solved
Revised color edition.
Wilson, Robin J., author.
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Princeton University Press, |
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[2014] |
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xii, 199 pages : |
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9780691158228 |
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1 copy available at University of Alberta - Augustana Campus Library.
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QA 612.19 W54 2014 |
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Four colors suffice : how the map problem was solved
Revised color edition.
Wilson, Robin J., author.
Four colors suffice : how the map problem was solved
Revised color edition.
Wilson, Robin J., author.
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Wilson, Robin J., author.
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Title:
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Four colors suffice : how the map problem was solved / Robin Wilson ; with a new foreword by Ian Stewart.
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Edition:
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Revised color edition.
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Publication:
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Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
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Copyright date:
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©2014
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Physical description:
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xii, 199 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
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text txt
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unmediated n
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volume nc
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Series Added Entry-U:
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Princeton science library.
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Variant title:
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Four colours suffice
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Subject term:
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Four-color problem.
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Subject term:
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Four-color problem--History.
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Subject term:
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Mathematical recreations--History.
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Subject term:
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Proof theory--History.
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General Note:
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Originally published : London : Allen Lane, 2002, under title Four colours suffice.
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
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Contents:
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Preface to the revised color edition -- Preface to the original edition -- The four-colour problem -- The problem is posed -- Euler's famous formula -- Cayley revives the problem ... -- ... and Kempe solves it -- A chapter of accidents -- A bombshell from Durham -- Crossing the Atlantic -- A new dawn breaks -- Success! -- Is it a proof? -- Chronology of events -- Glossary.
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Summary:
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On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This book tells the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved.
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Series Statement:
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(Princeton science library)
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Added Entry-Personal:
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Wilson, Robin J. Four colours suffice.
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ISBN:
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9780691158228 (paper ; acid-free paper)
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ISBN:
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0691158223 (paper ; acid-free paper)
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7460270
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LCCN:
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2013017002
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