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The Math Book (Sterling Publishing, 2009. {{ISBN|978-1-4027-5796-9}}) is a book by American author Clifford A. Pickover. SummaryThe book contains 250 one-page articles on milestones in the history of math. Each article is followed by a related full-page color image. CriticismPickover states, “The Latin translation [of Al-Khuwarizmi's Algebra] introduced the decimal positional number system to Europe” (84). Later, Pickover writes that Fibonacci's Liber Abaci "introduced the Hindu-Arabic numerals and decimal system to Western Europe" (100). ReceptionThe book has consistently received good reviews.[1][2] The book has been praised by Martin Gardner.[3] The book is the winner of the Von Neumann Prize.[4] The book has been praised by Boing Boing.[5] References1. ^johndcook.com 2. ^johndcook.com 3. ^wisc.edu 4. ^warwick.ac.uk 5. ^boingboing.net External links
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