Numerical Notation: A Comparative History

Stephen Chrisomalis

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Publication Date:

2010

Number of Pages:

486

Format:

Hardcover

Price:

144.00

ISBN:

9780521878180

Category:

Monograph

BLL Rating:

BLL**

The Basic Library List Committee strongly recommends this book for acquisition by undergraduate mathematics libraries.

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1. Introduction
2. Hieroglyphic systems
3. Levantine systems
4. Italic systems
5. Alphabetic systems
6. South Asian systems
7. Mesopotamian systems
8. East Asian systems
9. Mesoamerican systems
10. Miscellaneous systems
11. Cognitive and structural analysis
12. Social and historical analysis
13. Conclusion.

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History of Mathematics