Clash of Symbols A ride through the riches of glyphs /

From the ampersat and amerpsand, via smileys and runes to the ubiquitous presence of mathematical and other symbols in sciences and technology: both old and modern documents abound with many familiar as well as lesser known characters, symbols and other glyphs. Yet, who would be readily able to answ...

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Main Author: Webb, Stephen (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
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ISBN:9783319713502
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Character sketches
  • Signs of the times
  • Signs and wonders
  • It's Greek to me
  • Meaningless marks on paper
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.