The King's Chessboard by David Birch

The King's Chessboard

David Birch with Devis Grebu (Illustrator)

missing page info Add in missing page information first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction mathematics informative lighthearted slow-paced
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When the wise man refuses to accept a reward for his service to the king, the king insists and so the wise man asks for a payment of rice for each square of the king's chessboard--the amount to be doubled each day. Soon the royal granaries are alm...

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