{"product_id":"yesterday-and-long-ago-vladimir-i-arnold-9783642066863","title":"Yesterday and Long Ago","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a charming collection of essays on life and science, by one of the leading mathematicians of our day. Vladimir Igorevich Arnold is renowned for his achievements in mathematics, and nearly as famous for his informal teaching style, and for the clarity and accessibility of his writing. The chapter headings convey Arnold's humor and restless imagination. A few examples: My first recollections; The combinatorics of Plutarch; The topology of surfaces according to Alexander of Macedon; Catching a pike in Cambridge. Yesterday and Long Ago offers a rare opportunity to appreciate the life and work of one of the world's outstanding living mathematicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vladimir I. Arnold\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3642066860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783642066863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Vladimir I. Arnold","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46334525210879,"sku":"9783642066863","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_48340ba1-3a0d-4faa-87c0-ab09f6e7a143.jpg?v=1731467057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/yesterday-and-long-ago-vladimir-i-arnold-9783642066863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}