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| 082 | _a515.9 NAH | ||
| 100 | _aPaul J Nahin | ||
| 245 | 3 | _aAn Imaginary Tale | |
| 245 | 4 | _bThe Story of Square Root of 1 | |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
| 260 | _aHyderabad | ||
| 260 | _bUniversity Press Private Limited | ||
| 260 | _c2010 | ||
| 300 | _axxi, 265p. | ||
| 520 | _aThe 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 | _aEnglish | ||
| 650 | _aMathematics | ||
| 942 | _cText Book | ||
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