Mathematical recreations in the Middle Ages / Jacques Sesiano.
Pubblicazione:
Lausanne : EPFL, c2023.
Descrizione fisica:
338 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: 1. Sharing liquid by decanting 2. Sharing liquid and vessels 3. Minimal set of weights 4. Successive distributions 5. Mutual borrowing 6. Filling and emptying cisterns 7. Messengers 8. Large numbers 9. Arrangements 10. Crossing a river 11. Miscellanea 12. Family relationships 13. The knight's tour 14. Magic square 15. Infinite sets 16. Geometrical recreations 17. Hidden numbers. Appendice: A. Brief outline of the history of mathematics B. Sources used. Bibliography. Index. Addenda: 1. Euler and the knoght's move: in German, English summary 2. Short history of continued fractions: in Russian; English summary
