Les objet fractals: forme, hasard et dimension.
Paris: Flammarion, 1975. First edition. Original Wraps. 8vo. [5], 2-190, [6] pp. Bound in original wrappers with the publisher's wrap-around band. Numerous additional black and white illustrations. Mandelbrot is best-known for his discovery of fractal geometry, a mathematical theory that can be used to represent the "roughness" of things such as the shape of mountains or coastlines. He introduced the term 'fractal' in 1975 in this book. A very attractive example of the first monograph on fractal geometry by its discoverer and most famous exponent. Very near Fine. Item #000011900
A small tear to one leaf and a tiny split to the top rear fold of the wrap-around band, else Fine.
Price: $750.00