In "An Imaginary Tale", Paul J. Nahin tells the 2,000-year-old history of one of mathematics most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, re-creating the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up and the colorful characters who tried to solve them. 47 line illustrations.1 halftone.
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In "An Imaginary Tale", Paul J. Nahin tells the 2,000-year-old history of one of mathematics most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, re-creating the baffling mathematical problems that conjured it up and the colorful characters who tried to solve them. 47 line illustrations.1 halftone.
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Fair. Picture Shown is For Illustration Purposes Only, Please See Below For Further DetailsCONDITION-VERY GOOD-PAPERBACKlight wear and scuff marks to cover, pages in nice condition, shipped from the UK. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 267 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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Fair. Used book-May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks. Fast Shipping.
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Good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. Could have library markings. Ships promptly!
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 280 p. Contains: Illustrations. Princeton Science Library (Hardcover). Audience: General/trade. Like New