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Chapter 2. The Impossible Manuscript
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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface ix
- List of Main Characters xi
- Prologue xiii
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PART I. A TIME CAPSULE?
- Chapter 1. THE FIFTEEN PUZZLE 3
- Chapter 2. The Impossible Manuscript 10
- Chapter 3. Game Over 19
- Chapter 4. A Trip to London 25
- Chapter 5. A Letter from the Past 32
- Chapter 6. Found and Lost 38
- Chapter 7. A Death in the Family 46
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PART II. AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED MAN
- Chapter 8. The Mission 53
- Chapter 9. Norton Thorp 63
- Chapter 10. Random Numbers 69
- Chapter 11. Randomness Everywhere 76
- Chapter 12. Vanished 82
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PART III. A SECT OF NEO-PYTHAGOREANS
- Chapter 13. The Mandate 85
- Chapter 14. The Beacon 87
- Chapter 15. The Team 98
- Chapter 17. The Symbol of the Serpent 115
- Chapter 18. A Professional Job 122
- Chapter 19. With a Little Help from Your Sister 126
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PART IV. PYTHAGORAS’ MISSION
- Chapter 20. ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME 139
- Chapter 21. Kidnapped 152
- Chapter 22. The Last Piece of the Puzzle 158
- Epilogue 169
- Appendix 1: Jule’s Solution 171
- Appendix 2: Infinitely Many Primes 173
- Appendix 3: Random Sequences 175
- Appendix 4: A Simple Visual Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem 177
- Appendix 5: Perfect and Figured Numbers 178
- Notes, Credits, and Bibliographical Sources 181
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface ix
- List of Main Characters xi
- Prologue xiii
-
PART I. A TIME CAPSULE?
- Chapter 1. THE FIFTEEN PUZZLE 3
- Chapter 2. The Impossible Manuscript 10
- Chapter 3. Game Over 19
- Chapter 4. A Trip to London 25
- Chapter 5. A Letter from the Past 32
- Chapter 6. Found and Lost 38
- Chapter 7. A Death in the Family 46
-
PART II. AN EXTRAORDINARILY GIFTED MAN
- Chapter 8. The Mission 53
- Chapter 9. Norton Thorp 63
- Chapter 10. Random Numbers 69
- Chapter 11. Randomness Everywhere 76
- Chapter 12. Vanished 82
-
PART III. A SECT OF NEO-PYTHAGOREANS
- Chapter 13. The Mandate 85
- Chapter 14. The Beacon 87
- Chapter 15. The Team 98
- Chapter 17. The Symbol of the Serpent 115
- Chapter 18. A Professional Job 122
- Chapter 19. With a Little Help from Your Sister 126
-
PART IV. PYTHAGORAS’ MISSION
- Chapter 20. ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME 139
- Chapter 21. Kidnapped 152
- Chapter 22. The Last Piece of the Puzzle 158
- Epilogue 169
- Appendix 1: Jule’s Solution 171
- Appendix 2: Infinitely Many Primes 173
- Appendix 3: Random Sequences 175
- Appendix 4: A Simple Visual Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem 177
- Appendix 5: Perfect and Figured Numbers 178
- Notes, Credits, and Bibliographical Sources 181