| Description |
viii, 374 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports., map ; 21 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Gives form to the beauty and mystery of algebra, the most abstract of mathematical disciplines, in a reference that presents a cast of extraordinary historical characters who, through the centuries and across the world, played a role in the gene |
| Subject |
Geometry, Algebraic -- History.
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Algebra, Abstract -- History.
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Algebra, Universal -- History.
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Equations -- History.
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Algebra -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780452288539 |
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0452288533 |
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