Numbers (Paperback, 1st Corrected ed. 1991. Corr. 2nd printing 1996)

This is a book about numbers - all kinds of numbers, from integers to p-adics, from rationals to octonions, from reals to infinitesimals. Who first used the standard notation for Â? Why was Hamilton obsessed with quaternions? What was the prospect for "quaternionic analysis" in the 19th century? This is the story about one of the major threads of mathematics over thousands of years. It is a story that will give the reader both a glimpse of the mystery surrounding imaginary numbers in the 17th century and also a view of some major developments in the 20th.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Readings in Mathematics, 123
Release date:	1996
First published:	1991
Authors:	Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus
Editors:	John H. Ewing
Introduction by:	K. Lamotke
Translators:	H.L.S. Orde
Authors:	Hans Hermes • Friedrich Hirzebruch • Max Koecher • Klaus Mainzer • Jurgen Neukirch • Alexander Prestel
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	398
Edition:	1st Corrected ed. 1991. Corr. 2nd printing 1996
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-97497-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Number theory > General
LSN:	0-387-97497-0
Barcode:	9780387974972

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