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The universal history of numbers : from prehistory to the invention of the computer / Georges Ifrah ; translated from the French by David Bellos ... [et al.].

By: Ifrah, Georges.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Harvill Press, 1998Description: xxiv, 633 p. : ill. ; 23 x 24 cm.ISBN: 186046324X.Other title: Numbers.Uniform titles: Histoire universelle des chiffres (1994). 1, Aventure des chiffres. English Subject(s): Numeration -- HistoryDDC classification: 513.2
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-615) and index.