Man of Numbers

Man of Numbers

Fibonacci's Arithmetic Revolution

by Keith Devlin
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In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe.

Devised in India in the 7th and 8th centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Arabic syst.

First published
2011
Publishers
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Language
English

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