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TERRITORY VIII · ALGEBRA

Why Complex Numbers Are Really 2D Numbers

Every idea in this atlas arrives with the people who fought for it. Why Complex Numbers Are Really 2D Numbers did not appear fully formed — it was argued over, abandoned, and rediscovered across the Algebra Wars (1450 CE - 1630 CE).

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