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"In Mr. Swetz's learned and engrossing commentary on the text, you can find facts that will impress your boss and amaze your friends, such as the mathematical origins of the words 'counter,' 'banks,' and 'digits.' The rich historical details support a compelling account of how mercantile capitalism in the Venetian republic of the early Renaissance crucially influenced the evolution of mathematics and how mathematics helped the rise of capitalism."
Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal
Price: $42.00
Pages: 358
Publisher: Open Court
Imprint: Open Court
Publication Date:
01 February 1999
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780812690149
Format: Paperback
