Imagining Numbers (Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Mazur considers the range of our imaginative experiences, especially in relation to mathematics. When we imagine a number, in particular an impossible number such as the square root of a negative quantity, what imaginative object might this bring to mind?

Book information

ISBN: 9780713996302
Publisher: Allen Lane
Imprint: Allen Lane
Pub date:
DEWEY: 510.1
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 270
Weight: 403g
Height: 200mm
Width: 135mm
Spine width: 30mm