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Perfect Figures: The Lore of Numbers and How We Learned to Count
Perfect Figures The Lore of Numbers and How We Learned to Count
Author: Bunny Crumpacker
Since the beginning of civilization, numbers have been more than just a way to keep count. Beginning with One (because Zero wasn?t created until after Nine), Perfect Figures tells the story of how each number came into existence, and relates some of the strange anecdotes in number history, such as: ? A time when finger-countin...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780312386122
ISBN-10: 0312386125
Publication Date: 12/9/2008
Pages: 288
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Barely six weeks into the year, and I hit my first 5 star book (I'm darn sparing with those!). Extensive research presented in such a fun, interesting manner that I had to force myself to put down the book at times.
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