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Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
by John Derbyshire
ISBN: 0452288533
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SPBesui
· 2019-09-10 ·
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Excellent read. I also liked his history of algebra:
Unknown Quantity
(
https://www.amazon.com/Quantity-Real-Imaginary-History-Algeb...
).
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