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Euclid and His Modern Rivals
1969
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British maverick Lewis Carroll successfully combines his inimitable sense of humor with his transparent logical reasoning in one of the most interesting books ever written about mathematical pedagogy, "Euclid and His Modern Rivals". Required reading not only for experts in mathematical curriculum development but also for all of Carroll's admirers, this book is expertly written with razor-sharp wit. It is hard to find a funnier or more enjoyable book on such a subject that is commonly regarded as academic and far removed from everyday life; no one but the author of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" could rise to this kind of challenge and walk away triumphant.
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Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll
Author · 84 books

The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. His most famous writings are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass as well as the poems "The Hunting of the Snark" and "Jabberwocky", all considered to be within the genre of literary nonsense. Oxford scholar, Church of England Deacon, University Lecturer in Mathematics and Logic, academic author of learned theses, gifted pioneer of portrait photography, colourful writer of imaginative genius and yet a shy and pedantic man, Lewis Carroll stands pre-eminent in the pantheon of inventive literary geniuses. He also has works published under his real name.

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