Mathematics and Measurement - O. A. Dilke, Oswald Ashton Wentworth Dilke - Google Books

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00 This fully illustrated book outlines the ancient systems of mathematics and measurement and describes how they were used in mapping, surveying, telling time, trade and commerce, as well as in leisure pursuits such as games and puzzles, and in the…