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Sangalli, Arturo, 1940-
Subjects
Pythagoras -- Fiction.
Mathematics -- History -- Fiction.
Women mathematicians -- Fiction.
Historians -- Fiction.
Mathematics, Ancient -- Fiction.
Mathematical analysis -- Foundations -- Fiction.
Analysis (Philosophy) -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Oxford (England) -- Fiction.
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Sangalli, Arturo, 1940-
Pythagoras -- Fiction.
Mathematics -- History -- Fiction.
Women mathematicians -- Fiction.
Historians -- Fiction.
Mathematics, Ancient -- Fiction.
Mathematical analysis -- Foundations -- Fiction.
Analysis (Philosophy) -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Oxford (England) -- Fiction.
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Pythagoras
'
revenge
: a
mathematical
mystery
/ Arturo Sangalli.
by
Sangalli, Arturo, 1940-
Princeton University Press, c2009.
Call #:
FICTION SAN
Subjects
Pythagoras
-- Fiction.
Mathematics -- History -- Fiction.
Women mathematicians -- Fiction.
Historians -- Fiction.
Mathematics, Ancient -- Fiction.
Mathematical
analysis -- Foundations -- Fiction.
Analysis (Philosophy) -- Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction.
Oxford (England) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780691049557
Description:
xv, 183 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-183)
Summary:
The celebrated mathematician and philosopher
Pythagoras
left no writings. But what if he had and the manuscript was never found? Where would it be located? And what information would it reveal? These questions are the inspiration for the
mathematical
mystery
novel
Pythagoras
'
Revenge
. Suspenseful and instructive,
Pythagoras
'
Revenge
weaves fact, fiction, mathematics, computer science, and ancient history into an entertaining story. Jule Davidson, a young American mathematician, answers difficult math riddles on the Internet and stumbles upon a neo-Pythagorean sect searching for the promised reincarnation of
Pythagoras
. From academic Oxford to suburban Chicago and historic Rome, "
Pythagoras
'
revenge
" is a sophisticated thriller.
Genre:
Mystery
fiction.
Academic
mystery
.
Suspense fiction.
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Collection
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Item type
Status
Due Date
J. D. Shatford Memorial Public Library
Adult Mystery Fiction
FICTION SAN
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Jul 26, 2024
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