The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization by McLeish, John

The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780449909386)

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The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization by McLeish, John

The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization

$19.00
The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization by McLeish, John

The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization

$19.00
Format: Paperback
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"Completely fascinating."
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Journeying through time, THE STORY OF NUMBERS explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number sysems in cultures from Mesopotamia to the modern Computer Era. John McLeish reveals how these number systems in turn have shaped the cultures that devised them. From the secrets and the beauty of the Mayan calendar, to Arabaian algebra, the Chinese counting board, from Pythagoras to Newton to Boole, McLeish uncovers the human side of numbers, who used them and how they have shaped our world.

Author: John McLeish
ISBN-10: 0449909387
ISBN-13: 9780449909386
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/14/1994
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.94lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.14w x 0.69d

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