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Important news about THE WORLD OF MATHEMATICS 102,000 PEOPLE BOUGHT THIS SET IN THE DE LUXE HARD-BOUND EDITION, CURRENTLY SELLING AT $25 Now the miracle of paperback publishing brings you all four volumes, boxed and unabridged, for 825 (if you reserve your set before publication) The moat extennive collection ever pu Wished, for layman anil expert, of the great literature of Mathematics from the Rhintl Papyrus of Egypt to Ein stein's theories, edited hy JAMES R. NEWMAN. Presented in 4 handsome illus trated volumes with 500 drawings, halftones and facsimile reproductions The World ok Mathematics, pub lished in 1956 (after 15 years in work), became an instantaneous and spectacular bestseller. Since then this superb collection, the most extensive ever published of the literature of mathe matics, has found its way into more than 102.000 homes in the original higher priced, hard-bound editions. Over the years it has become apparent to us from our huge correspondence with read ers and would-he readers of The Wokld or Mathematics that, for many thousand for whom the collection would be most reward inn aRd useful, the $25 price although it represents in itself an enormous value has been too high. So we explored every possible way of producing a handsome, readable, du rable set at far less. The result is the forth coming four-volume paperback Wokld of Mathematics. Not a word has been cut. The type page is exactly the same as in the orig inal edition. The paper, while of lighter weight, is of excellent quality. In fact, the principal cost difference is in the binding and in our expectation of savings on a large firl printing. And we are extremely pleased with the handsome paper-cover binding that we have produced. The result, at the antici pated price of $9.95 for the boxed set, is surely one of the great book bargains of all lime. From VajHa on Matching Pennies to the Theories of Einstein What a wealth of wonderful reading is contained in these four magnificent volumes. From Archimedes on Poppy Seeds and the Universe to Shaw's The lice of Gambling unH the Virtue oj Insurance here &re 133 great IkhiWs, essays, articles and stories more than a million words. All are woven together with a clear and brilliant 130,000 word com mentary by James K. Newman, member of the Hoard of Editors of Scientific American Mdguzine. Do you know what the smallest thing in the Timer is? The biggest? The fa-test? Read IVArcy Thompson's essay on Magni tude. From Von Neuman's classic Theory of Games to the mathematics of music even of metaphysics and golf eery field of math ematical thought is represented. ".Simple' Arithmetic and the Theory of Relativity O. KiM-hler's report on birds "who learned to think in un named numbers" gives you a fresh view of "simple" counting and thought processes. J. It. S. Haldane's celebrated essay, On Heing The Right Size, leads you from a contemplation of mice to a new basis fur judging systems nf government. And one of the prize of the collection is the best popular explanation ever offered of Kclalivity C. V. Durell's. 'As a springboard to the understanding and enjoyment of mathematical thought, two basic book are included in full: I. K. It. Jourdain's The Mature of Mathematics and Herbert Westren TurnbuM's The Great Mathemati cians, Together they form a brilliant prelude to the wealth of material that follows. (See partial contents.) A Special Offer to Those Who Reserve Copies .Vow This paper-hound, 4-voIume boxed edition id The World of Mathematics would or dinarily 1h priced at $12 or more. However, the success of the higher-priced edition has encouraged the publisher, to plan an un usually large first printing. 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The same 10-day privilege of return for full refund applies. ill :J"1 aggaeM tup II ' : " n Mm A million words of "the moRt excit ing, stimulating, tantalizing, exas perating, mystify ing and generally delightful reading a man could ask f or." Scie lit ific A inerican "The most amaz ing selection of articles about mathematics yet published, a de light to readers with a wide vari ety of back grounds." Sew York Times Partial Contents I. GENERAL SURVIV - I. K. H Jourdain: The ature ot Mathematics. II. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL - llerltrrl West rtn i'urnhiill : the threat Mathematicians; J aim K. Newman: 1 he Khmti Paprus; Plutarch: Archimedes; Ki n Dr artrs: Ceometrx ; pli s selection li Alfred North Whitehead, Kric Temple llrll. and 9 oilier. III. ARITHMETIC, NUMBIRS AND THI ART OF COUNTINO - An himedes: Poppy Seeds and The I ni terse; W. W. Koiim It.ill: Calculating Prodigies; Sir UaH Newton: The Hinomiai Theorem; pit's b olhcra. IV. MATHEMATICS OF SPACE AND MOTION - W il ium ktnixilum Clifford: The Science of Space, The Sfiace Theory of Manet; I. cm hard Kuler: The Seven Hr nines of Konigsberg: A famous Problem. Mortis Kline: Protective C.eometr ; pus tried inn hv 7 others, V. MATHEMATICS AND THI PHYSICAL WORLD -Calileo: Mathematics of Motion; H. i',. J. Mowlry : Atomic umliers. C. . limn: The Soap Hubble; Crt-gor MrnM: Mathematics of Heredity ; pus IB olhera. VI. MATHEMATICS AND THI SOCIAL SCIENCES -Thom.ia Kithrrt Mullhu; Mathematics af U eatth; l.rwu Fry KithiinlNin: Statistics of Deadly Quarrels; Hurwin: On the Theory of dames; 7 others. VII. THI LAWS OF CHANCI - IW.- Simon He l a I'lacr: Concerning Probability-; Charles Sanders IVirt-e: The Red and The Mark; Mother. VIII. STATISTICS AND THI DISION Of EXPERIMENTS J acid) hrriioulli: 1 he l.au of Large umbers; I.. C TiHtl: Sampling and Standard Error; pit's selection lis (.. H. SImw. John Craunt. Hallrv. Kihlier. IX. THI SUPREME ART OF ABSTRACTION. GROUP THIORV Cassm J. Reyter: The ttroup Concept; Sir Ailhur S. hddiniMon: The Theory of Croups. X. THI MATHEMATICS OF INFINITY-Kuwu-ll : Mathe matin and the Metaphysicians; llultn: Infinity . XI. MATHEMATICAL TRUTH AND THI STRUCTURI OF MATHEMATICS - Carl -. Ilrmncl: On the. ature of Mathematical Truth; Rayuond 1.. Wilder: The Aii omatic Method ; H i;, iwleclion by h others. XII. THI MATHEMATICAL WAY OF THINKINO -Char It-s Sanders IVirre: The Essence of Mathematics; KniH Mu h: The .'ronomv of Science; pi t s 3 others. Kill. MATHEMATICS AND LOGIC -Ceorj-e lloolc: The Mathematical Analysis of Logic; Krncal Napcl: A'ynt Iml i r Sot alum; 3 others. XIV. THI UNREASONABLENESS OF MATHEMATICS - K.iMirr and Newman: Paradox Lost and Parados He earned; Hans ll.din: The i.rmis in Intuition. XV. BECOMING ONE S OWN MATHEMATICIAN - (i. I'oKm: Him to Sotxe It. (etcrrptl. XVI. THI VOCABULARY OF MATHEMATICS - Kdwurd Kjmht and Jam l(. Newman: cw antes for Old. XVII. MATHEMATICS AS AN ART - John W. N. Sulli van: Mathematics an an Art. XVIII. THI MATHEMATICIAN EXPLAINS HIMSELF - . H. Hardy: A Mathematician's Afiolony; Henri Coin ran: Mathematical Creation ; Holt Ideas Are liotn; John oti Neumann: 77ie: Mathematician. XIX. VARIOUS CLIVIR MACHINES -Von Neumann: Theory of Automata; A. M. Turnip: Can a Machine Think Shannon: A Chess-Plating Machine. XX. THE UNGINTLI USIS OF MATHEMATICS - V W. l.am-heMer: Mathematics in Warfare; Murse and Kim hall: Haic to Hunt a Submarine. XXI. A MATHEMATICAL THIORY OF ART - 0. 1). Ilirkhoff: The Mathematics of Aesthetics. XXII. MATHEMATICS AND MORALITY - C. II. Ilirk liofl; A Mathematical Approach to Lthics. XXIII. MATHEMATICS IN LITERATURE - Sw.fl : Cy cloid Pudding; Huiley: Young Archimedes; plus te lection hy Kusm-II Maloney. 2 others. XXIV. MATHEMATICS AND MUSIC - Sir James Jrnnt: 7Ae Mathematics of Music. XXV. MATHEMATICS AS A CULTURI CLUI - Oswald S-iennler: The Meaning of umbert; Leslie A. While: Jn Anthropological f ootnote. XXVI. MATHEMATICAL DIVERSIONS, PUZXLES, AND FANCIES - with selection hy : Stephen I.eocock, l,ewis Carroll, W. W. Kouse Hall, 7 others. PLUS ft) inlerpirlive essays and l.(MK) illutralins.
