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The Thread A Mathematical Yarn

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Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.01.1983

Abbildungen

XIV, 128 p.

Verlag

Birkhäuser Boston

Seitenzahl

128

Maße (L/B/H)

20,3/12,7/0,9 cm

Gewicht

163 g

Auflage

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-8176-3097-3

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

01.01.1983

Abbildungen

XIV, 128 p.

Verlag

Birkhäuser Boston

Seitenzahl

128

Maße (L/B/H)

20,3/12,7/0,9 cm

Gewicht

163 g

Auflage

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1983

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-0-8176-3097-3

Herstelleradresse

Springer-Verlag GmbH
Tiergartenstr. 17
69121 Heidelberg
DE

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