- Imprint: Penguin
- ISBN: 9780141931708
- Length: 288 pages
- Price: £6.99
Imagining Numbers
(Particularly the Square Root of Minus Fifteen)
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The book shows how the art of mathematical imagining is not as mysterious as it seems. Drawing on a variety of artistic resources the author reveals how anyone can begin to visualize the enigmatic 'imaginary numbers' that first baffled mathematicians in the 16th century.