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We tend to think of numbers as inherently objective and precise. Yet the diverse ways in which ancient Greeks used numbers illustrates that counting is actually shaped by context-specific and culturally-dependent choices: what should be counted and how, who should count, and how…
Sammelausgabe der beiden in BA 1/05 veröffentlichten Titel: "Von A bis Z" und "Von 1 bis 10". Kinder im Vorschulalter ab 3 Jahren werden besonders durch Fühlelemente (Großbuchstaben und Zahlen) angeregt, einen ersten Kontakt mit Buchstaben und Zahlen aufzunehmen. Die lustigen Re…
The invention of numbers is perhaps the greatest achievement of the human mind-- virtually everything in our lives is digital, numerical, quantified. However, the origins of these numbers has until now been unknown. Amir Aczel crisscrosses the world, scouring dusty, moldy texts,…
Extremely readable, jargon-free book for general readers traces the evolution of counting systems, from the primitive techniques of antiquity to computers. Text examines the earliest endeavors to count and record numbers, initial attempts to solve problems by using equations, an…
Extremely readable, jargon-free book for general readers traces the evolution of counting systems--from the primitive techniques of antiquity to computers. Text examines the earliest endeavors to count and record numbers, initial attempts to solve problems by using equations, an…
