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  • © 1989

Numbers Through the Ages

Editors:

  1. Graham Flegg

    1. Open University, UK

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction

    • Graham Flegg
    Pages 1-4

  3. Counting Systems

    • Graham Flegg
    Pages 5-55

  4. Number Words

    • Graham Flegg
    Pages 56-75

  5. Written Numbers

    • Graham Flegg
    Pages 76-130

  6. Fractions and Calculation

    • Graham Flegg
    Pages 131-175

  7. Aids to calculation

    • Graham Flegg
    Pages 176-215

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 216-227
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About this book

A fascinating and well-illustrated account of the early history of counting, numerals and elementary calculation, this book will be of interest to all those studying History of Mathematics. It was originally part of a highly successful Open University course in History of Mathematics written with non-specialist students in mind, and so it will also provide useful background reading for many other disciplines as well as a valuable source of project work for Maths and History teachers. This edition contains new material on Ogham script, Cyrillic numerals and Sumerian mensuration, as well as a final section on the modern computer.
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  • Open University, UK

    Graham Flegg

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