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Numbers started off as scratches on bits of stone and bone, but they are all we need to solve mathmatical problems. This title traces the history of "Arabic" numerals and the development of mathematics. It also looks at how we present numbers for measuring distance, weight, time and money.
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Maybe prehistoric men and women sitting in their caves boasted about how many animals they had killed, or told each other how many animals they had killed, or told each other how many there were in an enemy attack: "I caught so many fish, the river is empty!" Read the first page
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Maybe prehistoric men and women sitting in their caves boasted about how many animals they had killed, or told each other how many animals they had killed, or told each other how many there were in an enemy attack: "I caught so many fish, the river is empty!" Read the first page
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