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Ornes, Stephen

Sophie Germain

112 pp. | Morgan | October, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-1-59935-062-2 $28.95
(3) YA Profiles in Mathematics series. An introduction common to all volumes precedes eight to ten chapters covering the lives of these mathematicians, all of whom worked to regain knowledge lost during Europe's Dark Ages and to advance the work of ancient Greek and Egyptian mathematicians. Sidebars explain theorems, equations, and other concepts. Reproduced paintings and archival material give readers glimpses of the past. Timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Profiles in Mathematics titles: Pierre de Fermat, Alan Turing, René Descartes, Sophie Germain, and Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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