An Imaginary Tale

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An Imaginary Tale

The Story of "i" [the square root of minus one]

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  • 4.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 15 Want to read
  • 0 Currently reading
  • 2 Have read

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English
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288

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Cover of: Imaginary Tale
Imaginary Tale
2016, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: An Imaginary Tale The Story Of The Square Root Of Minus One
An Imaginary Tale The Story Of The Square Root Of Minus One
2010, Princeton University Press
Cover of: Imaginary Tale
Imaginary Tale: The Story of I
2010, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: Imaginary Tale
Imaginary Tale: The Story Of √-1
2010, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: Imaginary Tale, an
Imaginary Tale, an: the Story of I [the Square Root of Minus One]
2009, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: An Imaginary Tale
An Imaginary Tale: The Story of "i" [the square root of minus one]
January 15, 2007, Princeton University Press
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: An imaginary tale
An imaginary tale: the story of [the square root of minus one]
2007, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: An imaginary tale
An imaginary tale: the story of [the square root of minus one]
1998, Princeton University Press
in English
Cover of: An imaginary tale

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First Sentence

"At the end of his 1494 book Summa de Arithmetical, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita, summarizing all the knowledge of that time on arithmetic, algebra (including quadratic equations), and trigonometry, the Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli (circa 1445-1514) made a bold assertion."

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Paperback
Number of pages
288
Dimensions
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
Weight
14.1 ounces

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OL7759281M
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imaginarytalesto00nahi_431
ISBN 10
0691127980
ISBN 13
9780691127989
Library Thing
124016
Goodreads
357209

First Sentence

"At the end of his 1494 book Summa de Arithmetical, Geometria, Proportioni et Proportionalita, summarizing all the knowledge of that time on arithmetic, algebra (including quadratic equations), and trigonometry, the Franciscan friar Luca Pacioli (circa 1445-1514) made a bold assertion."

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