Includes index. "Includes online access to activities" -- Cover.
Contents:
What are numbers? -- Early counting methods -- Number words -- Early counting systems -- Ancient times -- Roman numerals -- Counting devices -- Hindu-Arabic numerals -- Place value -- Showing nothing -- Working with numbers -- Timeline -- Who's who: Hypatia -- Activities: Count like an Ancient Egyptian -- Count like an ancient Roman -- Words to know -- Index.
Summary:
"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the history of numbers and number systems"-- Provided by publisher
Series:
Building blocks of math Midthun, Joseph. Building blocks of mathematics.
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