The Triumph of Numbers: How Counting Shaped Modern Life.I. Bernard Cohen  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . In his last work, the late science historian explores how numbers gained importance in both science and everyday life. After a brief examination of the use of numbers in ancient civilizations, Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. focuses on their increasing importance after the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Some of the seemingly non-numerical topics that were influenced by math include medicine and social science. Number-influenced discoveries elucidated blood circulation, for instance, and Earth's capacity to hold people. Cohen also delves Delves is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the south of Consett. into number-based mysticism mysticism (mĭs`tĭsĭzəm) [Gr.,=the practice of those who are initiated into the mysteries], the practice of putting oneself into, and remaining in, direct relation with God, the Absolute, or any unifying principle of life. and how statistics influence governments. He ends the book with a chapter devoted to Florence Nightingale's pioneering use of graphics to display statistics on public health. Norton, 2005, 224 p., b&w illus., hardcover, $24.95. |
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