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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: February 22, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780691005157
Subjects: History of mathematics; Science/Mathematics; Theory Of Numbers; Mathematics; Arithmetic; History & Philosophy; History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy of Science; Mathematics / History; History; Number Theory; Numeration
First sentence: Once upon a time, a Mesopotamian sheepherder decided to keep a record of the sheep in his herd.