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Ball, W. W. Rouse,

Mathematical recreations & essays / by W. W. Rouse Ball, late fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge ; revised by H. S. M. Coxeter, past fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. - Eleventh edition. - xvi, 418 pages : illustrations, diagrams ; 21 cm

"Copyright. First edition, 1892 ... Eleventh edition, 1939."

Includes bibliographical references and index.


Arithmetical recreations.--Geometrical recreations.--Polyhedra.--Chess board recreations.--Magic squares.--Map-coloring Problems.--Unicursal problems.--Kirkman's school-girls problems.--Miscellaneous problems.--Three classical geometrical problems.--Calculating prodigies.--Cryptography and cryptanalysis.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mathematical recreations.
Geometry--Famous problems.
Cryptography.
Ciphers.

Index Terms--Genre/Form: --Reading book

Dewey Class. No.: 510.76 / BAL