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Title: Numbers: Their History and Meaning
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Publication Date: 1983
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0233975160
ISBN 13: 9780233975160
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: First edition.

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Extremely readable, jargon-free book for general readers traces the evolution of counting systems, from the primitive techniques of antiquity to computers. Text examines the earliest endeavors to count and record numbers, initial attempts to solve problems by using equations, and origins of infinite cardinal arithmetic. "Surprisingly exciting." — Choice.

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