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UNIBAS000029757 |
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Autore |
Urso, Tomaso |
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Toponomastica bibliografica : guida ai nomi dei luoghi di stampa fino al 1799 / Tomaso Urso |
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Firenze : <<Leo S.>> Olschki, 1990 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Biblioteconomia e bibliografia , Saggi e studi ; 23 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910450435703321 |
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Autore |
Lam Lay Yong |
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Fleeting footsteps [[electronic resource] ] : tracing the conception of arithmetic and algebra in ancient China / / Lam Lay Yong and Ang Tian Se |
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River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2004 |
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1-281-88073-6 |
9786611880736 |
981-256-725-9 |
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Edizione |
[Rev. ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (266 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Mathematics, Chinese - Early works to 1800 |
Mathematics, Ancient |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Part two is the translation of Sun Zi suanjing. |
Revised edition includes edited version of plenary lecture given at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Bejing in August 2002 |
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entitled "Ancient Chinese mathematics and its influence on world mathematics." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Ancient Chinese Mathematics and Its Influence on World Mathematics; PART ONE; PART TWO; Appendix 1: Table of Reference for Problems of Sun Zi Suanjing; Appendix 2: Chronology of Dynasties; Bibliography; Supplementary Bibliography for Books in Chinese; Index |
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The Hindu-Arabic 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 this claim. This book provides considerable evidence to show that theHindu-Arabic numeral system, despite its commonly accepted name,has its origins in the Chinese rod numeral system. This system waswidely used in China from antiquity till the 16th century. It was usedby officials, astronomers, traders an |
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