Number Words and Number Symbols : A Cultural History of Numbers

Number Words and Number Symbols : A Cultural History of Numbers

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Classic study discusses number sequence and number language, then explores written numerals and computations in a wide range of cultures. "The historian of mathematics will find much to interest him here both in the contents and viewpoint, while the casual reader is likely to be intrigued by the author’s superior narrative ability."—Library Journal. 282 illus. 1969 edition.

Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers,Karl Menninger,Dover Publications,0486270963,Abacus,General,History,Mathematics,Number Systems,Numerals,Numeration,Science/Mathematics,Science / General

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