Pat & all:
>.....Counting systems and numeric history from around the globe,..... Let me 
>assume John & Willy 'forgot' to bridge disparity among Asian-European-American 
>count to *large & small* numbers. Please see for review: 
>http://www.brijvij.com/IndoEuropean_UDN.doc
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [USMA:40999] Universal History of 
NumbersDate: Thu, 29 May 2008 10:16:02 +1000Dear All, 

I acquired a truly excellent history of numbers recently in a second hand book 
sale. It was

The Universal History of Numbers -- From Prehistory to the Invention of the 
Computer by Georges Ifrah, translated by David Bellos et al. John Wiley and 
Sons, 1998. 633 pages ISBN 0-471-39340-1.

A review at http://www.sas.org/E-Bulletin/2001-10-26/reviews/reviews.html 
concluded by saying:

… this is a marvelous book. Counting systems and numeric history from around 
the globe, and from preliterate time to the first calculating machines are 
described in enthralling detail. I don't care how much you know about math or 
history, you will learn a lot just from leafing through this seemingly endless 
stream of numeric delights.

For those of you interested in the history of numbers and their application to 
the modern metric system you might find many resources in this book.

By the way there are 26 new and used copies available from Amazon.



Cheers,
 
Pat Naughtin

PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008

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