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UNIVERSAL HISTORY OF NUMBERS (3 VOLUME BOX SET)
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| By: |
Georges Ifrah |
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Paperback |
| List price:
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£50.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
186046792X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781860467929 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
26 October, 2000 |
| Pages: |
1500 |
| Translated from: |
French |
| Description: |
A comprehensive history of numbers and mathematics, in a three-volume set. It covers the art and science of numeration from Magnon Man to the electronic spreadsheet, and from Scandinavia to China, via the Classical World. There are explanatory figures and tables throughout. |
| Synopsis: |
A comprehensive history of numbers and mathematics, in a three-volume set. Georges Ifrah, a maths teacher, gave up his job and travelled around the world to assemble a complete answer to the question, "Where do numbers come from?" This work covers the art and science of numeration from Magnon Man to the electronic spreadsheet; from Scandinavia to China, via the Classical World, Mesopotamia, the Arab lands, India and South America. Ifrah looks at the metric system, the binary system, all the methods, many of the false starts, and addresses the intriguing question: how did they manage all those centuries without a zero? The text is aided with figures and tables throughout. |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations, tables |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Harvill Press |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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