
Computing through the Ages
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Every civilization throughout history needed one thing to trade, build, and farm: math. Explore the many unique computing systems created by ancient civilizations and how they developed into the numbers and equations we use today.
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter One Computing Basics
- Chapter Two The Ancient Middle East
- Chapter Three Ancient Egypt
- Chapter Four Ancient India
- Chapter Five Ancient China
- Chapter Six The Ancient Americas
- Chapter Seven Ancient Greece
- Chapter Eight Ancient Rome
- Conclusion After the Ancients
- Timeline
- Glossary
- Source Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Further Reading
- Index
- About the Authors
- Photo Acknowledgments
- Back Cover
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