From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers |
Contents
The Origin and Discovery of Numbers | 3 |
The Principle of the Base | 31 |
The Hand | 55 |
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abacus according additive alphabet ancient Appearance Arabic astronomers Babylonian base beginning calculating calendar called century B.C. characters Chinese civilization column combination common containing corresponding counters counting decimal designate developed drachmas early Egyptian example expressed figure final finger five four fourth Front give given Greek hand Hebrew hieroglyphic hundred Indian indicated initial inscriptions Italy kind king known language later letters lower marks mathematical Mayan means method middle multiples nature nine notation notch noted numerals numerical value objects oldest operations origin period place-value position powers practice principle probably reckoning record reference represented result Roman seven shown shows signs sometimes special sign Sumerian symbols tablets tally tens third thousands thumb units various whole writing written zero