Nahin, Paul J <br/><br/>
When least is best : how mathematicians discovered many clever ways to make things as small (or as large) as possible 

 - Hyderabad  Universities Press  2004 
 - xviii, 370p 
<br/><br/> Includes index 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>8173715106 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>dido's problem<br/>Extremal problems -- Length and area<br/>Fagnano's problem<br/>Mathematics -- History<br/>Maxima and minina theory