Kepler's Conjecture: How Some of the Greatest Minds in History Helped Solve One of the Oldest Math Problems in the World

by George G. Szpiro

Book Overview

Sir Walter Raleigh wollte wissen, wie Kanonenkugeln in einem Schiff am dichtesten gestapelt werden k nnen. Der Astronom Johannes Kepler lieferte im Jahr 1611 die Antwort: genau so, wie Gem seh ndler... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471086010
• ISBN13: 9780471086017
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"