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The Number Concept Its Origin and Development

The Number Concept Its Origin and Development

The Number Concept Its Origin and Development

Levi Leonard Conant was an American mathematician specializing in trigonometry. The title of this work might lead the reader to suppose that it is principally mathematical, but the treatment adopted by the anthropological. It is a study of the evolution of the idea of number in primitive conditions and the survivals of early forms in later stages of culture.

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