Unknown quantity : a real and imagined history of Algebra by John Derbyshire - 2007-06-02

Atlantic Books, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Atlantic Books, 2007. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Atlantic Books, Limited. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

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London: Atlantic, 2007. Book. New. Cloth. First British Edition. 8vo. In this elegant and engaging book, the author of Prime Obsession gives form to the beauty and mystery of that most abstract of mathematical disciplines, algebra. Derbyshire brings to life the extraordinary historical characters who, through the centuries and around the world, played a role in its genesis: Diophantus, the ancient father of algebra; the dazzling and tragic Hypatia, perhaps the only mathematician in history to be skinned alive by an angry mob; and the dashing, romantic Evariste Galois, who developed algebra to higher levels of abstraction before being killed, at age 20, in a pistol duel..

Atlantic Books, 2007-01-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Atlantic Books, 2007-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!