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The Universal History of Numbers: From Prehistory to the Invention of the Computer
By
David Bellos,
E. F. Harding (trans),
Georges Ifrah,
Ian Monk (trans),
David Bellos (trans) and
Sophie Wood (trans)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publication date
December 1, 1999
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780471375685
ISBN-10
0471375683
Dimensions
2 by 9.75 by 9.25 in.
Weight
3.65 lbs.
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$39.95
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Summary
The epic history of numbers begins with cave dwellers and chronicles the long sweep of mathematics across many cultures and tens of thousands of years, including Chinese, Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Indian, Arabic, and European systems of counting. BOMC. 40,000 first printing. $60,000 ad/promo.
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9780471375685 | details & prices | 9.75 × 9.25 × 2.00 in. | 3.65 lbs | List price $39.95
About: A history of counting and the art of mathematical calculation traces the origins and evolution of numbers and mathematics around the world, from prehistory through the twentieth-century invention of the computer
About: A history of counting and the art of mathematical calculation traces the origins and evolution of numbers and mathematics around the world, from prehistory through the twentieth-century invention of the computer
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