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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Everett Directory
Author: Numbers and the Making of Us
Author: Caleb EverettPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674504437
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“A fascinating book.” —James Ryerson, New York Times Book Review A Smithsonian Best Science Book of the Year Winner of the PROSE Award for Best Book in Language & Linguistics Carved into our past and woven into our present, numbers shape our perceptions of the world far more than we think. In this sweeping account of how the invention of numbers sparked a revolution in human thought and culture, Caleb Everett draws on new discoveries in psychology, anthropology, and linguistics to reveal the many things made possible by numbers, from the concept of time to writing, agriculture, and commerce. Numbers are a tool, like the wheel, developed and refined over millennia. They allow us to grasp quantities precisely, but recent research confirms that they are not innate—and without numbers, we could not fully grasp quantities greater than three. Everett considers the number systems that have developed in different societies as he shares insights from his fascinating work with indigenous Amazonians. “This is bold, heady stuff... The breadth of research Everett covers is impressive, and allows him to develop a narrative that is both global and compelling... Numbers is eye-opening, even eye-popping.” —New Scientist “A powerful and convincing case for Everett’s main thesis: that numbers are neither natural nor innate to humans.” —Wall Street Journal
Directory Bulletin
Author: Official Congressional Directory
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Directories, Governmental
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The Directory of the Inhabitants, Institutions Manufacturing Establishments, Societies, Business Firms, State Census, Etc., Etc., in the Towns of Waltham and Watertown
Author: Directory of Music Industries
Author: Frank D. AbbottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Musical instrument makers
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Post office directory of the Norfolk counties; viz.: - Cambridge, Norfolk, Suffolk [afterw.] Post office directory of Cambridge, Norfolk and Suffolk [afterw.] The Post office directory of Norfolk and Suffolk [afterw.] Kelly's directory of Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
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Author: Kelly's directories, ltdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
Book Description
Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Copyright
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
Book Description
Essex-county History and Directory
Author: C. A. WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Essex County (Mass.)
Languages : en
Pages : 618
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