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by Nahin, Paul J.
Published 1998
Princeton University Press
Table of Contents: .... By the time of Descartes, a theoretical use for these elusive square roots--now called "imaginary numbers...

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by Nahin, Paul J.
Published 2021
Princeton University Press
Table of Contents: ... Problem -- 3.5 Regiomontanus Redux -- 3.6 The Muddy Wheel Problem -- 4. The Forgotten War of Descartes...