An Imaginary Tale (Record no. 24972)
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| fixed length control field | 01180nam a2200265Ia 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | CU10467 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 250306s9999 xx 000 0 und d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9788173713996 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| Terms of availability | 745.5 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 515.9 NAH |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Paul J Nahin |
| 245 #3 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | An Imaginary Tale |
| 245 #4 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Remainder of title | The Story of Square Root of 1 |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 1st ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Hyderabad |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | University Press Private Limited |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 265p. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The author tells the 2000-year old history of one of mathematics’ most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i, re-creating the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up and the colourful characters who tried to solve them. Addressing readers with both a general and scholarly interest in mathematics, Nahin weaves into this narrative entertaining historical facts, mathematical discussions, and the application of complex numbers and functions to important problems. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mathematics |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Chanakya University Knowledge Centre | Chanakya University Knowledge Centre | 24/03/2025 | Sri Book World | 745.50 | 515.9 NAH | CU10467 | 24/03/2025 | 1050.00 | 24/03/2025 | Text Book |