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Mathematical Puzzles, for Beginners and Enthusiasts

By Mott-Smith G.

Book information

Publisher
Dover
Year
1954
ISBN
0486201988, 9780486201986
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (2386471 bytes)
Pages
255\255
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

Description

"Completely fascinating."TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENTJourneying 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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