First edition. 282pp. Remainder mark, near fine in near fine dust jacket with small ink mark from remainder on front flap. A mother's story of her child with a brain tumor.

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Title: Angles of Reflection: Logic and a Mother's Love
Publisher: W.H. Freeman and Company, New York
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN 10: 0716738317
ISBN 13: 9780716738312
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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In this narrative, Richards (history of mathematics, Brown, U.) interweaves her experiences with her son, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age nine, and her concurrent intellectual involvement with the life and work of the 19th-century mathematician Augustus De Morgan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Joan Richards is an Associate Professor of the History of Mathematics at Brown University. In addition to articles and reviews for scholarly publications, she is the author of Mathematical Visions: The Pursuit of Geometry in Victorian England.

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