Number by John Mcleish

Number by John Mcleish

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From Sumeria to ancient China, Moghul India to the native civilizations of the Americas, Shakespeare's England to the computer age, this book discusses numbers, the people who use them and how they affect our lives - demonstrating that the ability to calculate underpins our whole civilization.

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Number by John Mcleish

From Sumeria to ancient China, Moghul India to the native civilizations of the Americas, Shakespeare's England to the computer age, this book discusses numbers, the people who use them and how they affect our lives - demonstrating that the ability to calculate underpins our whole civilization.
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ISBN 13 9780747509219
ISBN 10 0747509212
Title Number
Author John Mcleish
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 1991-10-17
Number of pages 256
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