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Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Enlightening Symbols A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Author: Joseph Mazur
Many basic math symbols--such as those for plus and equals--were not available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians use before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what they are today? In Enlightening Symbols, popular math writer Joseph Mazur explains the fascinating history behind the development of our mathemat...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691173375
ISBN-10: 0691173370
Publication Date: 11/29/2016
Pages: 312
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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