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From Five Fingers to Infinity A Journey Through the History of Mathematics

Paperback • 1994 • English

From Five Fingers to Infinity A Journey Through the History of Mathematics

By Frank J. Swetz

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About the book

This book is an absorbing, entertaining, user-friendly account of one of the greatest adventures in human thought. It is a global survey of the history of mathematics. This work tells the astonishing story of the history of mathematics in 114 popular articles, presented in a chronological and thematic manner, with numerous illustrations.--[book jacket].

History of mathematics
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ISBN

9780812691948

Publisher

Open Court

Published year

1994

Language

English

Original title

From Five Fingers to Infinity A Journey Through the History of Mathematics

Format

Paperback

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