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A little history of mathematics Childrens Fiction 8-12 With in-depth professional advice onMathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics all aspects of modern life rely on some kind of maths. But how did our ancestors think about numbers? How did they use mathematics to explain and understand the world around them? Where do numbers even come from? In this book, Snezana Lawrence traces the fascinating history of mathematics, from the Egyptians and Babylonians to Renaissance masters and enigma codebreakers.