Origami, Eleusis, and the Soma Cube: Martin Gardner's Mathematical Diversions by Martin Gardner
โ Scribed by Jorma Kaarlo Merikoski
- Book ID
- 111415704
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 116 KB
- Volume
- 77
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0306-7734
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