Flegg, Graham <br/><br/>
Numbers: Their history and meaning 

 - Harmondsworth  Penguin Books           1983 
 - vii, 294 p.  Includes index  cm. 
<br/><br/> Much in our daily lives is defined in numerical terms-from the moment we wake in the morning and look at the clock to dialing a phone or paying a bill. But what exactly is a number? When did man begin to count and record numbers? Who made the first calculating machine-and when? At what point did people first think of solving problems by equations? These and many other questions about numbers are answered in this engrossing, clearly written book.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Reference 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics- Numbers