How Long to Read The History of Numerals and Number-Writing

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of Numerals and Number-Writing?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 55 minutes to read The History of Numerals and Number-Writing by Csaba Varga

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Author investigated 30,000 years writing-history of humanity in his previous book Signs Letters Alphabet. This book ads to his investigation everything he could find about numbers and number writing in our history. The ancient numerals: the dot, line, a line perpendicular to it (I) and a long line. Every one of these signs marked its own local value. Thus, we can write every number with different arrangements of these four signs. The reader can compare the 17,000-year-old numeral pictured on the front of this book (written on the cave's wall in Lascaux) with the 19th century signs seen on the inside of this back cover. The earliest found dot-line numeral so far is around 30,000 years old. Finds with such recordings get more numerous as we approach our time. This method was used, unchanged, in Ancient Egypt through its history, in China, by the Mayans, by the Aramaic culture in Middle East, the Eskimos and even in the salt mines of Transylvanian until the start of 20th century. Everybody did it, because there was no other kind of number-writing. We are no exception either. Our “Arabic” number-writing has a Palaeolithic origin also, except that the signs became over-ornamented in India, changing to “cifra” (adornment, ciphers), before arriving in Europe. The Palaeolithic calculator had two basic signs: dot and line. The lines could be drawn in the sand as in Egypt or even somewhere in Africa today. The dots could be pebbles, marbles, kernels or shells. The very fast calculator, with wires and beads on them is still used world wide, its name and form varies from abacus (Latin) to soroban (Japan) or from schoti Russia) to suan pan (China).

How long is The History of Numerals and Number-Writing?

The History of Numerals and Number-Writing by Csaba Varga is 406 pages long, and a total of 103,936 words.

This makes it 137% the length of the average book. It also has 127% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of Numerals and Number-Writing Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 27 minutes to read The History of Numerals and Number-Writing aloud.

What Reading Level is The History of Numerals and Number-Writing?

The History of Numerals and Number-Writing is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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