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Barry Mazur
Imagining Numbers [EPUB ebook]
(Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)

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The book shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. Drawing on a variety of artistic resources the author reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic ‘imaginary numbers’ that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9780141931708 ● Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ● Published 2004 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2270207 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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