{"product_id":"a-cultural-history-of-mathematics-9781350063129","title":"A Cultural History of Mathematics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumeracy has shaped human history as much as literacy: mathematics has enabled us to measure the cosmos, control the Earth, and create all technological change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Cultural History of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first comprehensive and global history from antiquity to today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe work is divided into 6 volumes, with each volume covering the same topics, so readers can either study a period\/volume or follow a topic across history. The 6 volumes cover: \u003ci\u003eAntiquity \u003c\/i\u003e(c.3000 BCE-500 CE); the\u003ci\u003e Medieval Age \u003c\/i\u003e(500-1400); the\u003ci\u003e Early Modern Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1450-1687); the\u003ci\u003e Eighteenth Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1687-1800); the\u003ci\u003e Nineteenth Century \u003c\/i\u003e(1800-1914); the \u003ci\u003eModern Age \u003c\/i\u003e(1914-present).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThemes (and chapter titles) are: everyday numeracy; practice \u0026amp; profession; inventing mathematics; mathematics \u0026amp; worldviews; describing \u0026amp; understanding the world; mathematics \u0026amp; technological change; representing mathematics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe page extent for the pack is approximately 15\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407502942551,"sku":"9781350063129","price":418.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350063129.jpg?v=1730499598","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-cultural-history-of-mathematics-9781350063129","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}