An Imaginary Tale: The Story of [the square root of minus one] by Nahin, Paul J - 1998

Princeton University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Princeton University Press, 1998-08-24. Hardcover. Good.

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Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use--from electrical engineering to aeronautics--that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In An Imaginary Tale, Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up, and the colorful characters who tried to solve them.

Princeton University Press, 1998-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1.1000 in x 9.3000 in x 6.0000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .