{"product_id":"creating-number-how-humans-developed-natural-complex-real-and-infinite-numbers-hardcover","title":"Creating Number: How Humans Developed Natural, Complex, Real and Infinite Numbers - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Newsome Crossley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores one of humanity's most profound intellectual journeys -- the creation of numbers themselves. Moving beyond a simple chronological history of mathematics, this book examines the ideas and cultural contexts that gave rise to new kinds of numbers, from the earliest counting systems to the concepts of infinity.Drawing on sources from mathematics, archaeology, linguistics, and psychology, the author traces how different civilizations -- including ancient Greece, China, and the Arabic world -- shaped the evolution of numerical thought. Readers are guided to original texts (many newly translated and linked to online versions) to see how numbers were understood in their own time.An extensively revised and expanded version of the author's earlier The Emergence of Number (1987), this edition offers two new chapters on infinite numbers and infinitesimals, along with broader cross-cultural perspectives. Rich in historical insight yet accessible to modern readers, this book illuminates how human creativity and abstraction transformed counting into the vast landscape of modern mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344410960179,"sku":"9789819826216","price":181.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mL-RKzkYKG9789819826216.webp?v=1778725479","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/creating-number-how-humans-developed-natural-complex-real-and-infinite-numbers-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}