A Budget of Paradoxes by Augustus De Morgan, Sophia De Morgan - 9781108083201

A Budget of ParadoxesAuthor(s): Augustus De Morgan, Sophia De Morgan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108083201, 978-1108083201\nSynopsis\nAn important figure in the development of modern mathematical logic and abstract algebra, Augustus De Morgan [tel] was also a witty writer who made a hobby of collecting evidence of paradoxical and illogical thinking from historical sources as well as contemporary pamphlets and periodicals. Based on articles that had appeared in The Athenaeum during his lifetime, this work was edited by his widow and published in book form in 1872. It parades all varieties of crackpot, from circle-squarers to inventors of perpetual motion machines, all for the reader's entertainment and education. Filled with anecdotes, personal opinions and 'squibs' of every kind, the book remains enjoyable reading for those who are amused rather than appalled by the human condition. Also .