| 书目名称 | Clash of Symbols | | 副标题 | A ride through the r | | 编辑 | Stephen Webb | | 视频video | | | 概述 | An entertaining introduction to special characters and symbols.Features illustrative examples from many different areas: everyday life, politics and religion, science and technology, astronomy and mat | | 图书封面 |  | | 描述 | 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 answer any question like: ‘who chose π to represent the ratio of a circle’s diameter to its circumference?’ or ‘what’s the reasoning behind having a ⌘ key on my computer keyboard?’ This book is precisely for those who have always asked themselves this sort of questions...So, here are the stories behind one hundred glyphs, the book being evenly divided into five parts, with each featuring 20 symbols. Part 1, called .Character sketches., looks at some of the glyphs we use in writing. Part 2, called .Signs of the times., discusses some glyphs used in politics, religion, and other areas of everyday life. Some of these symbols are common; others are used only rarely. Some are modern inventions; others, which seem contemporary, can be traced back many hundreds of years. Part 3, called .Signs and wonders., explores some of the symbols people have developed for use in describing the heavens. Thes | | 出版日期 | Book 2018 | | 关键词 | Special fonts and symbols; Scientific symbols; Signs, marks and graphics; Unicode characters; TeX metafo | | 版次 | 1 | | doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71350-2 | | isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-71349-6 | | isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-71350-2 | | copyright | Springer International Publishing AG 2018 |
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