\'The historian of mathematics will find much to interest him here .
Drawing on evidence from history, literature, philosophy and ethnology, noted German. while the casual reader is likely to be intrigued by the author\'s superior narrative ability." "Library Journal "This book is not only a fascinating introduction to the concept of Number and to Numbers themselves, hut a multifaceted linguistic and historical analysis of how Numbers have developed and evolved in many different cultures. . . \'The historian of mathematics will find much to interest him here