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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, and origins of infinite cardinal arithmetic. "Surprisingly exciting." -- Choice.Flegg, Graham is the author of 'Numbers Their History and Meaning' with ISBN 9780486421650 and ISBN 0486421651.
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