Counting - Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE WAY? AND WHY DOES IT MATTER?

About the author

Benjamin Wardhaugh is a Fifty-pound Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. His research focuses on the history of numeracy and mathematics, and the ways mathematics influences and is a part of cultures. His work focuses mainly on topics in early modern Britain, including mathematical music theory in that period. He has taught in both the Mathematical Institute and the History Faculty. He is the author of Gunpowder and Geometry and Encounters with Euclid.

Product details

• Authors: Benjamin Wardhaugh
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.07.2024
• EAN: 9780008436469
• ISBN: 978-0-00-843646-9
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 35 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Oral History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, HISTORY / Social History, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, Philosophy of Mathematics, History of mathematics, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Industrialisation & Industrial History, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Industrialisation and industrial history, Title;