Four Colors Suffice How the Map Problem Was Solved

Name: Four Colors Suffice How the Map Problem Was Solved
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ISBN: 9780691158228

ISBN-10: 0691158223

ISBN-13: 9780691158228

Edition: 2nd 2013 (Revised)

Authors: Robin Wilson, Ian Stewart

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On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history--one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This is the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved.The problem posed in the letter came from a former student: What is the least possible number of colors needed to fill in any map (real or invented) so that neighboring counties are always colored differently? This deceptively simple question was of minimal interest to cartographers, who saw little need to limit how many colors they used. But the problem set off a frenzy among professional…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 11/10/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English