ERIC Number: ED153818
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1978
Pages: 152
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Mathematics and Science: An Adventure in Postage Stamps.
Schaaf, William L.
The author tells the story of mathematics from ancient times to the present. The influence of mathematics on technology and thus on civilization is depicted by a thematic collection of postage stamps, the photographs of which are interspersed throughout the text. Checklists of stamps depicting mathematicians and scientists and applications of mathematics to science are included in the appendices. (MN)
Descriptors: History, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Enrichment, Mathematicians, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Sciences, Technology
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1906 Association Dr., Reston, Virginia 22091 ($7.00 nonmembers, $6.30 members; Discount on quantity orders; Orders totaling $20.00 or less must be accompanied by remittance)
Publication Type: Books
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Authoring Institution: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc., Reston, VA.
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