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    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 11 December 1986

    • ISBN 9780198539162
    • Binding Paperback
    • No. of pages252 pages
    • Size 234x158x15 mm
    • Weight 401 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 17 halftones, 166 line figures
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    Short description:

    First published in 1976, this book has been widely acclaimed both for its significant contribution to the history of mathematics and for the way that it brings the subject alive. Building on a set of original writings from some of the founders of graph theory, the book traces the historical development of the subject through a linking commentary. The relevant underlying mathematics is also explained, providing an original introduction to the subject for students.

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    First published in 1976, this book has been widely acclaimed both for its significant contribution to the history of mathematics and for the way that it brings the subject alive. Building on a set of original writings from some of the founders of graph theory, the book traces the historical development of the subject through a linking commentary. The relevant underlying mathematics is also explained, providing an original introduction to the subject for students. From reviews: 'The book...serves as an excellent examplein fact, as a modelof a new approach to one aspect of mathematics, when mathematics is considered as a living, vital and developing tradition.' (Edward A. Maziark in Isis) 'Biggs, Lloyd and Wilson's unusual and remarkable book traces the evolution and development of graph theory...Conceived in a very original manner and obviously written with devotion and a very great amount of painstaking historical research, it contains an exceptionally fine collection of source material, and to a graph theorist it is a treasure chest of fascinating historical information and curiosities with rich food for thought.' (Gabriel Dirac in Centaurus) 'The lucidity, grace and wit of the writing makes this book a pleasure to read and re-read.' (S. H. Hollingdale in Bulletin of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications)

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    Table of Contents:

    Oaths
    Circuits
    Trees
    Chemical graphs
    Euler's polyhedral formula
    The four-colour problem - early history
    Colouring maps on surfaces
    Ideas from algebra and topology
    The four-colour problem - to 1936
    The factorization of graphs
    Appendix 1: Graph theory since 1936
    Appendix 2: Bibliographical notes
    Appendix 3: Bibliography: 1736-1936

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