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 | Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truths of Mathematics (1st Edition) by John C. Stillwell Hardcover, 230 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 1-56881-254-X / 156881254X ISBN-13: 978-1-56881-254-0 / 9781568812540 This book explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress: - Irrational and Imaginary Numbers - The Fourth Dimension | |