From five fingers to infinity
Subtitle: a journey through the history of mathematics
By: edited by Frank J. Swetz.
Contributors: Swetz, Frank.
Publisher: Open Court
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 770
Subjects: Mathematics -- History.
Other titles: From 5 fingers to infinity.
Description: This book is an absorbing, entertaining, user-friendly account of one of the greatest adventures in human thought. It is a global survey of the history of mathematics. This work tells the astonishing story of the history of mathematics in 114 popular articles, presented in a chronological and thematic manner, with numerous illustrations.--[book jacket].
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 755-757) and index.