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037			_cReference
040			_aRTL _cRTL _beng
041			_2eng _aeng
084			_aB13 M3/SC _qRTL
100			_aFlegg, Graham _9269998
245		0	_aNumbers: Their history and meaning
260			_aHarmondsworth _bPenguin Books _c1983
300			_avii, 294 p. _ccm. _bIncludes index
520			_aMuch 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.
650			_aMathematics- Numbers _9814268
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