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Can every map be coloured with no more than four colours so that neighbouring countries are coloured differently? First posed in 1852, it took more than 100 years for this question to be answered with any degree of certainty. This book tells the story of the quest.
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Publish Date: 07/11/2002The problem is simply stated, and involves the colouring of maps. Can every map be coloured with at most four colours so that neighbouring countries are coloured differently?
First posed 150 years ago, it took more than a century of colouring maps and developing the necessary theoretical machinery before the result was established with certainty. Even then, difficult philosophical questions remained.
With elegance and clarity, Robin Wilson explains the problem and the proof.
| Weight | 422 g |
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| Dimensions | 226 × 135 × 28 mm |
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| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 262 |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 526 (edition:21) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
