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A Calculating People: The Spread of Numeracy in Early America
A Calculating People The Spread of Numeracy in Early America
Author: Patricia Cline Cohen
A Calculating People is an entertaining and informative history of the birth of the American passion for numbers, tracing the history of "numeracy" from its origins in the Enlightenment to its flowering in mid-19th century America. Patricia Cline Cohen focuses on episodes that illustrate the growing skill and enthusiasm for numbers in the coloni...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226112831
ISBN-10: 0226112837
Publication Date: 2/1983
Pages: 271
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Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr (Tx)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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