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Enlightening Symbols

Hardcover • 2014 • 1. edition

Enlightening Symbols

By Joseph Mazur

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About the book

What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? This book explains the history behind the development of our mathematical notation system.

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9780691154633

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2014

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1

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Enlightening Symbols

Format

Hardcover

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