Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of NumbersCourier Corporation, 1. jan. 1992 - 480 sider Classic study discusses number sequence and number language, then explores written numerals and computations in a wide range of cultures. 282 illustrations. "Superior narrative ability." — Library Journal. |
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Nuum NUMERMS m uun HANbs 406 | 4 |
Th6 Abstract Number Sequence | 7 |
Expansion of the Number Suqucnce by Means | 33 |
GROUIINGS IN THE GRADUATED NUMBER SEQUENCE | 49 |
NUMBER SEQUEHCES | 64 |
ovsncouurmo | 76 |
lodeEuropean Family Languages | 89 |
The NonIndoEuropean Languages l ltl | 117 |
Some Other Connections Between Letters | 275 |
Roman Numerals in Cursive Form | 281 |
WRITTEN NuMEMLs AND comuunous | 294 |
THE ROMAN CDUNTING BOARD wrru LOOSE cotmreaa | 315 |
The Counting Board in the Later Middle Ages | 332 |
me muss or THE coummo uonuos | 346 |
mu coonrum nmum nu EVERYDAY LIFE 36 | 367 |
PlaceValue Notation | 391 |
Was There a Babylonian Influence on | 152 |
THE BABYLCINIAN ssxaoesmat SYSTEM | 169 |
WRITTEN NUMERALS AND COMPUTATIONS | 195 |
THE vsueaanee aeoe mo ms emcee ooummo | 208 |
ROMAN rmosn couurmo or me Wm | 214 |
Tally Sticks | 223 |
we numuens on me TALL? sncxs | 249 |
The Gothic Numerals | 259 |
The Two Greek Sets of Numerals | 268 |
ALEXANDRIA | 405 |
so un J 78 | 411 |
The Indian Numerals in Western Europe | 422 |
THE GERMAN ARITHMETICIAPIIS | 431 |
rm NEW Hummus | 444 |
Spoken Numbers | 450 |
WRITTEN NUMERALS | 457 |
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16th century Adam Riese alphabetical numerals ancient Arabic arithmetic Babylonian bottom Brahmi numerals calculations carved Celtic century Chinese coins column computations counters counting board derived developed digits early Egyptian English example expression figures final finally find finger counting first five flourish four fractions French German word Germanic languages golden Gothic gradations Greek Greek alphabetical hand abacus Hebrew hundred index finger Indian numerals influence Italian Japanese knots languages later Latin letters lode-European meaning medieval merchants Middle Ages notches number sequence number symbols number words numerical rank ofthe Old High German Old Norse ordering and grouping original peasant pennies Persian phonetic shift place-value notation pound primitive reckoning board reckoning table Roman numerals Russian Sanskrit shillings shows significance Slavic specific spoken numbers system of numerals tablet tally sticks tens thousand thumb Tocharian units vigesimal writing written numerals zero