The Story Of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilazation - Couverture souple

McLeish, John

 
9780449909386: The Story Of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilazation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0449909387 ISBN 13 : 9780449909386
Editeur : Ballantine Books, 1994

Synopsis

"Completely fascinating."
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENT
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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Présentation de l'éditeur

"Completely fascinating."
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENT
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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Éditeur
Ballantine Books
Date d'édition
1994
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0449909387
ISBN 13 
9780449909386
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
280
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Personne responsable
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