Numerical Notation (2010)

Stephen Chrisomalis

Published:	2010, January 18
Authors:	Stephen Chrisomalis
Publishers:	Cambridge University Press
Pages:	497
Print type:	BOOK

Description:

This book is a cross-cultural reference volume of all attested numerical notation systems, encompassing more than 100 such systems used over the past 5,500 years. Using a typology that defies unilinear evolutionary models, Stephen Chrisomalis identifies five basic types of numerical notation systems, tracks relationships between systems, and creates a general model of change that incorporates social, historical, and cognitive factors.