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Extended Review - The first century of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (1908-2008). Reflecting and shaping the world of mathematics education. M. Menghini, F. Furinghetti, L. Giacardi and F. Arzarello (eds.). Pp. 328. €60. 2008. ISBN: 978-88-12-00015-9 (Rome: Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 January 2015

I. Grattan-Guinness
I. Grattan-Guinness*
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Middlesex University Business School, The Burroughs, Hendon, London NW4 4BT
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 94 , Issue 529 , March 2010 , pp. 168 - 172
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