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The universal history of numbers

Door Georges Ifrah

The universal history of numbers
CategorieAlgemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer#434033
TitelThe universal history of numbers (3 volumes)
AuteurIfrah, Georges
BoektypePaperback
UitgeverijLondon, The Harvill Press
Jaar van uitgave1998
ISBN10186046792x
ISBN139781860467929
TaalEngels
BeschrijvingThe universal history of numbers, 3 paperbacks: 1) The World's First Number-Systems; 2) The modern number-system; 3) The computer and the information revolution; 1262+410pp. No box.
SamenvattingA 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.
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