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" From one to zero : "
Georges Ifrah ; translated by Lowell Bair.
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BL
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623297
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Histoire universelle des chiffres.English
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Ifrah, Georges.
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| Title & Author
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From one to zero : : a universal history of numbers /\ Georges Ifrah ; translated by Lowell Bair.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :: Penguin Books,, 1987, c1985.
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xvi, 503 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm.
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0140099190 (pbk.)
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: 9780140099195 (pbk.)
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| Notes
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Translation of: Histoire universelle des chiffres. c1981.
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Bibliography: p. 499-502.
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| Abstract
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"Traces the development of numerical systems in Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese, Babylonian, and Mayan cultures, and examines the origins of the Hindu-Arabic numerals we use today"--Back cover.
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Numeration-- History.
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Numerals-- History.
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QA141.2.I3613 1987
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