false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187295980m/1714216.jpg 1714216 1 "Completely fascinating."<br>TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPLEMENT<br>Journeying through time, THE STORY OF NUMBERS explores the history of mathematics to trace the rise of various number sysems in cultures from Mesopotamia to the modern Computer Era. John McLeish reveals how these number systems in turn have shaped the cultures that devised them. From the secrets and the beauty of the Mayan calendar, to Arabaian algebra, the Chinese counting board, from Pythagoras to Newton to Boole, McLeish uncovers the human side of numbers, who used them and how they have shaped our world. 1711495 14 6 1994 The Story of Numbers: How Mathematics Has Shaped Civilization total:3|5:3| 3 15 6 1 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Oct 28 12:17:52 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 14:45:26 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 26 18:19:33 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 18:19:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 08:40:53 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 08:40:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 23:07:49 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 23:07:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 23 07:20:09 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 07:20:14 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Aug 16 13:26:21 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 13:26:21 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1714216