Numerical Notation : a Comparative History.

Numerical Notation : a Comparative History.

This book is a cross-cultural reference volume of all attested numerical notation systems, encompassing more than 100 such systems used over the past 5,500 years.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chrisomalis, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Mathematical notation > History.
Mathematical notation
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Hieroglyphic Systems; Chapter 3 Levantine Systems; Chapter 4 Italic Systems; Chapter 5 Alphabetic Systems; Chapter 6 South Asian Systems; Chapter 7 Mesopotamian Systems; Chapter 8 East Asian Systems; Chapter 9 Mesoamerican Systems; Chapter 10 Miscellaneous Systems; Chapter 11 Cognitive and Structural Analysis; Chapter 12 Social and Historical Analysis; Chapter 13 Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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