The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution

Devlin, Keith

ISBN 10: 0802778127 / ISBN 13: 9780802778123

Published by Walker Books, 2011

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stated 1st U.S. edition/1st printing with full number line, hardcover with dust jacket, tight, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, previous owners name and date written on flyleaf, packaged in cardboard box for shipment, tracking on U.S. orders. Seller Inventory # 89212

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Title: The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci's Arithmetic ...

Publisher: Walker Books

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the 7th and 8th centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Arabic system helped transform the West into the dominant force in science, technology, and commerce, leaving behind Muslim cultures which had long known it but had failed to see...

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