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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.