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100 1  Derbyshire, John. 
245 10 Unknown quantity :|ba real and imaginary history of 
       algebra /|cJohn Derbyshire. 
260    New York :|bPlume,|c2007, c2006. 
300    viii, 374 p., [8] p. of plates :|bill., ports., map ;|c21 
       cm. 
500    Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry 
       Press, c2006. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520    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 
650  0 Geometry, Algebraic|xHistory. 
650  0 Algebra, Abstract|xHistory. 
650  0 Algebra, Universal|xHistory. 
650  0 Equations|xHistory. 
650  0 Algebra|xHistory. 
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