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Fleeting Footsteps : Tracing The Conception Of Arithmetic And Algebra In Ancient China.

The HinduArabic numeral system (1, 2, 3 ...) is one of mankind'sgreatest achievements and one of its most commonly usedinventions. How did it originate? Those who have written about thenumeral system have hypothesized that it originated in India; however, there is little evidence to support thi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yong, Lam Lay
Otros Autores: Se, Ang Tian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : World Scientific, 2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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