The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization
Autor John McLeishen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mai 1994
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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.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780449909386
ISBN-10: 0449909387
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 156 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: BALLANTINE BOOKS
ISBN-10: 0449909387
Pagini: 280
Dimensiuni: 156 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Editura: BALLANTINE BOOKS
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This book explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various numbers systems in cultures from Mesopotamia to the modern Computer Era. McLeish reveals how these number systems in turn have shaped the cultures that devised them.
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Journeying through time, "The Story of Numbers" explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number systems 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.