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001 2002014422
003 DLC
005 20040622191047.0
008 020909s2003 njua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2002014422
020 $a0471086010 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aQA93$b.S97 2003
082 00 $a510$221
100 1 $aSzpiro, George,$d1950-
245 10 $aKepler's conjecture :$bhow some of the greatest minds in history helped solve one of the oldest math problems in the world /$cGeorge Szpiro.
260 $aHoboken, N.J. :$bJohn Wiley & Sons,$cc2003.
300 $aviii, 296 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-286) and index.
505 0 $aCannonballs and tomatoes -- The puzzle of the dozen spheres -- Fire hydrants and soccer players -- Thue's two attempts and Fejes-Tóth's achievement -- Twelve's company, thirteen's a crowd -- Nets and knots -- Twisted boxes -- No dancing at this congress -- The race for the upper bound -- Right angles for round spaces -- Wobbly balls and hybrid stars -- Simplex, Cplex, and symbolic mathematics -- But is it really a proof? -- Beehives again ... This is not an epilogue.
650 0 $aMathematics$vPopular works.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/wiley046/2002014422.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/wiley039/2002014422.html
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/wiley031/2002014422.html