The Resource A universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer, Georges Ifrah ; [translated by David Bellos, Sophie Wood, and Ian Monk]
A universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer, Georges Ifrah ; [translated by David Bellos, Sophie Wood, and Ian Monk]
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- Summary
- Chronicles the history of counting and calculating from the time of cave dwellers to the late twentieth century, examining how different cultures used numbers to solve basic problems related to their everyday needs
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- xxii, 633 p.
- Note
- Translation of: Histoire universelle des chiffres
- Isbn
- 9780471375685
- Label
- A universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer
- Title
- A universal history of numbers
- Title remainder
- from prehistory to the invention of the computer
- Statement of responsibility
- Georges Ifrah ; [translated by David Bellos, Sophie Wood, and Ian Monk]
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- Chronicles the history of counting and calculating from the time of cave dwellers to the late twentieth century, examining how different cultures used numbers to solve basic problems related to their everyday needs
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ifrah, Georges
- Dewey number
- 513.2
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- Adult
- Intended audience source
- Follett Library Resources
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Numeration
- Label
- A universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer, Georges Ifrah ; [translated by David Bellos, Sophie Wood, and Ian Monk]
- Note
- Translation of: Histoire universelle des chiffres
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-615) and index
- Control code
- fol05543699
- Dimensions
- 24 x 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxii, 633 p.
- Isbn
- 9780471375685
- Lccn
- 99045531
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (ICrlF)22943K
- Label
- A universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer, Georges Ifrah ; [translated by David Bellos, Sophie Wood, and Ian Monk]
- Note
- Translation of: Histoire universelle des chiffres
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-615) and index
- Control code
- fol05543699
- Dimensions
- 24 x 25 cm.
- Extent
- xxii, 633 p.
- Isbn
- 9780471375685
- Lccn
- 99045531
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
- (ICrlF)22943K
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