Isbn: 9780883855577 - the magic numbers of the professor (20 risultati)

Condizione: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. First Printing. Spectrum.

First Edition. First edition, 8vo, pp. xi, [1], 168; pictorial printed boards; fine. "A collection of numerica curiosites and wonders," with interesting properties of numbers, gambling games, mathematical puzzles, and so on.

Condizione: New. pp. xi + 168 Illus.

Condizione: New. pp. xi + 168 1st Edition.

Hardback. Condizione: New. 1st. A fascinating collection of numerical curiosities and wonders. The Professor in Owen O Shea s book is the imaginary American Richard Stein. As Owen O Shea and the Professor travel through Ireland, O Shea notes the Professor s collection of amazing magic numbers in fascinating detail. His mathematical curiosities are wide ranging, concerning the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania to coincidences about Apollo 11 to the first moon walk to new numerical curiosities. The new curiosities, among many others, center on Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, the USA and Ireland, the two World Wars, the King James Version of the Bible, and James Joyce.The Magic Numbers of the Professor reveals astonishing details about the year 1776; the year of American Independence. It contains discussions on prime numbers, gives some wonderful number patterns, and reveals many other eye-opening properties of numbers. It asks, for instance, if you know in how many different ways a US dollar can be changed. The Professor gives the answer to this and other currency questions. The number of the Beast 666, is discussed as well, as are many new equations involving that famous number all appearing here for the first time. And for those fascinated by games and gambling, a number of curious proposition bets involving dice, darts, and playing cards, and various mathematical puzzles are scattered throughout this singularly entertaining book.…

Condizione: New. pp. xi + 168.

Condizione: New.

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Condizione: New. Numerical curiosities ranging from coincidences and the first moon walk, to proposition bets involving dice and cards. Series: Spectrum S. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382. . 2007. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . …

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 168 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. 1st Edition. Slight bump/crease on hard cover corner, plus general shelf wear. No markings.

Condizione: New. Numerical curiosities ranging from coincidences and the first moon walk, to proposition bets involving dice and cards. Series: Spectrum S. Num Pages: 220 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 382. . 2007. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Condizione: New.

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hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardback. Condizione: New. 1st. A fascinating collection of numerical curiosities and wonders. The Professor in Owen O Shea s book is the imaginary American Richard Stein. As Owen O Shea and the Professor travel through Ireland, O Shea notes the Professor s collection of amazing magic numbers in fascinating detail. His mathematical curiosities are wide ranging, concerning the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania to coincidences about Apollo 11 to the first moon walk to new numerical curiosities. The new curiosities, among many others, center on Presidents Lincoln and Kennedy, the USA and Ireland, the two World Wars, the King James Version of the Bible, and James Joyce.The Magic Numbers of the Professor reveals astonishing details about the year 1776; the year of American Independence. It contains discussions on prime numbers, gives some wonderful number patterns, and reveals many other eye-opening properties of numbers. It asks, for instance, if you know in how many different ways a US dollar can be changed. The Professor gives the answer to this and other currency questions. The number of the Beast 666, is discussed as well, as are many new equations involving that famous number all appearing here for the first time. And for those fascinated by games and gambling, a number of curious proposition bets involving dice, darts, and playing cards, and various mathematical puzzles are scattered throughout this singularly entertaining book.…