Some Amazements of Mathematics
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Manuscript Metadata
Resource ID
633
Access
Open
Contributed by
Frederik Wellmann
type of material
A. MS.
Category
MATHEMATICS (MS 1-278)
description
This paper begins with an analysis of the peculiarity of the number 142857. Lengthy discussion of infinitesimals. Fermat's theorem, Polynomial theorem, Rule of "direct division." Card "trick" (same as one of the two card "tricks" of MS. 201).
general index
whist and other card games, Cantor Georg, Division, Fermat Pierre de theorem of, Infinitesimals, Mathematics, recreations of Mathematics, "Amazes (Amazements) of Mathematics"'
pagination
pp. 1-53, plus 26 pp. of variants
Date
1908~
manuscript number
202
publication
n.p.
topic
MATHEMATICS / MATHEMATICAL TEXTBOOKS
manuscript contains non-textual content
yes
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