Zanimatel'naia geometriia mezhdu delom i shutkoi

"Between Business and Joke" - the second part of "Amusing Geometry" (the first part - "Amusing geometry in the free air"). Here the famous popularizer of science Jacob Isidorovich Perelman proposes to put aside the school textbook. And start the journey into entertaining geometry with the heroes of Mine Reed, Mark Twain, Swift...- Measure the volume of the barrel at the bottom of the hold with "Sea Wolf" Mein Reed.- Learn the weight of the country's apple giants with Gulliver. Wandering with Mark Twain.- Count how much land a man needs, along with Leo Tolstoy's Pahom.- Solve Napoleon's problem. Interesting geometry" is accompanied by modern illustrations. The drawings are made in full accordance with the originals, and new drawings are added, complementing quotations, unusual tasks and witty observations of Jacob Isidorovich Perelman. The text of "Amusing Geometry" was carefully checked with the first editions of the book. Annoying errors and typos, roaming the reprints, were caught and corrected.