Universal History Of Numbers: 3 volume box

Ifrah, Georges

ISBN 10: 186046792X / ISBN 13: 9781860467929

Verlag: The Harvill Press, 1892

Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers M0186046792X-V

Inhaltsangabe:

A comprehensive history of numbers and mathematics, in a three-volume set. Georges Ifrah, a maths teacher, gave up his job and travelled around the world to assemble a complete answer to the question, "Where do numbers come from?" This work covers the art and science of numeration from Magnon Man to the electronic spreadsheet; from Scandinavia to China, via the Classical World, Mesopotamia, the Arab lands, India and South America. Ifrah looks at the metric system, the binary system, all the methods, many of the false starts, and addresses the intriguing question: how did they manage all those centuries without a zero? The text is aided with figures and tables throughout.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Universal History Of Numbers: 3 volume box
Verlag: The Harvill Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1892
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: very good