Story of numbers: how mathematics has shaped civilization

By:

McLeish, John

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TextPublication details: New York: Fawcett Columbine, 1994.Description: 266p.: ill.; pbk.: 21 cmISBN:

9780449909386

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DDC classification:

510.9 MCL

Summary: 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. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/112171/the-story-of-numbers-by-john-mcleish/

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar	General	510.9 MCL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	035815

Includes Bibliography and Index.

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.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/112171/the-story-of-numbers-by-john-mcleish/

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