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The Beginning of the World

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The Tower of Hanoi – Myths and Maths

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The roots of mathematics go far back in history. To present the origins of the protagonist of this book, we even have to return to the Creation.

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Hinz, A.M., Klavžar, S., Petr, C. (2018). The Beginning of the World. In: The Tower of Hanoi – Myths and Maths. Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73779-9_1

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