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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: 9780415925785
ISBN-10: 0415925789
Publication Date: 11/3/1999
Pages: 271
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Publisher: Routledge
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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