Numerical Notation

Numerical Notation
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 497
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ISBN-10 : 9780521878180
ISBN-13 : 0521878187
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Book Synopsis Numerical Notation by : Stephen Chrisomalis

Download or read book Numerical Notation written by Stephen Chrisomalis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-01-18 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Using a typology that defies unilinear evolutionary models, Stephen Chrisomalis identifies five basic types of numerical notation systems, tracks relationships between systems, and creates a general model of change that incorporates social, historical, and cognitive factors.


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