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656 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780471375685
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: Not specified
nonfiction
history
mathematics
science
informative
slow-paced
Description
A history of numbers, from Cro-Magnon Man to the electronic spreadsheet, taking in Scandinavia, China and the Classical World. The text is aided by explanatory figures and tables.
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656 pages • first pub 1981 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780471375685
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wiley
Publication date: Not specified
nonfiction
history
mathematics
science
informative
slow-paced
Description
A history of numbers, from Cro-Magnon Man to the electronic spreadsheet, taking in Scandinavia, China and the Classical World. The text is aided by explanatory figures and tables.