An Imaginary Tale: The Story of "I" (The Square Root of Minus One)
Author : Nahin, Paul J.
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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. This book tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i.
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- Author:
- Nahin, Paul J.
- ISBN:
- 0691146004
- isbn-13
- 9780691146003
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- Cover:
- Paperback
- Pub. Year:
- 22-02-2010
- SKU
- 9780691146003
- Number of Units
- 01
- Pages:
- 296