Abstract
In celebration of the bicentenary of the publication of Wessel's
paper on the geometric interpretation of complex numbers it is
decsribed how Wessel used complex numbers to represent directions
in surveying, at least as early as 1787.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Newsletter of European Mathematical Society |
Issue number | 33 |
Pages (from-to) | 13-16 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |