COUNTING
Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers
Benjamin Wardhaugh
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Dedication
For William, Ralph and Laurence
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Introduction: What is counting?
PART 1. ROOTS
1 Number sense before counting
2 Counting before writing: Africa and beyond
Interlude: The numbers
