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The origin of mathematics
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V Lakshmikantham |
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Ancient computing
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Woods, Michael |
Discusses the methods of computation developed in various civilizations around the world, from prehistoric times up until the end of the Roman Empire. |
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Mathematics in ancient Iraq
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Eleanor Robson |
Mixes archaeological and social (including textual and linguistic) detail to trace the development and use of mathematics in ancient Iraq over the last three centuries BCE. |
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All tied up
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Claire Owen |
Over the centuries, people have used many methods to record numbers. Read about the interesting system developed by the Inca people of South America--a number system without numberals. |
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Astonishing ancient world scientists
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Amy Graham |
"Read about some of the most well-known ancient scientists and mathematicians: Pythagoras, Hippocrates, Aristotle, Archimedes, Galen, Ptolemy, Zhang Heng, and al-Khwarizmi"--Provided by publisher. |
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Mathematics East and West
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Charles F. Linn |
Traces the development of mathematics in eastern and western cultures from the time of the Greek and Roman empires to the thirteenth century. |
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