Perfect Figures: The Lore of Numbers and How We Learned to Count Tapa dura - 2007

Thomas Dunne Books. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

St. Martin's Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St. Martin's Press, 2007. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 5x1x8. Since the beginning of civilization, numbers have been more than just a way to keep count. Perfect Figures tells the stories of how each number came to be and what incredible associations and superstitions have been connected to them ever since. Along the way are some of the great oddities of numbers' past as:-a time when finger-counting was a sign of intelligence (the Venerable Bede could count to a million on his hands)-the medieval Algorists, who were burnt at the stake for their use of Arabic rather than Roman numerals-the Bank of England, which stubbornly kept accounts on notched wooden sticks until 1826. Filled with Crumpacker's eloquent wit and broad intelligence, Perfect Figures brings the history of numbers to life just as Bill Bryson did for the English language in The Mother Tongue.

Thomas Dunne Books, New York, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. clean second-hand copy, small marking pen spot on the top edge of the text block, no other damage to the book, no damage to the dustjacket. Clean and without annotations. Includes a bibliography & index. The author tells the story of how each number came into existence and relate some of the strange anecdotes in the history of numbers, and has also examined centuries of cultural meaning the gum part of each number significance and have led to our feelings (and even our fears) about numbers today. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XIV, 271, [3] pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Mathematics; history. ISBN: 0312360053. ISBN/EAN: 9780312360054. Inventory No: 0285466. . 9780312360054

Hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007-08-07. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!