Numbers -- Egypt -- History;Numbers in the Bible;Accounting -- Egypt -- History
In this paper the capacity limits of technological devices used in ancient Egypt are used to explain the Biblical phrase that in accounting for grain the Egyptians ran out of numbers.
Books reviewed are: Robert R. Locke, The End of the Practical Man: Entrepreneurship and Higher Education in Germany, France and Great Britain, 1880-1940. Review by O. Finley Graves; F. Sewell Bray, Precision and Design in Accountancy Reviewed by...
Books reviewed are: Stephen A. Zeff, (ed.), Asset Appreciation, Business lncome and Price-Level Accounting: 1918-1935 Reviewed by Louis Goldberg; The Chartered Accountant in Australia, Golden Jubilee Issue Reviewed by Robert H. Raymond; Rex...
George Washington's interest in bookkeeping began in 1747 when at the age of 15 he started his first ledger and lasted until his death in 1799. His bookkeeping records span a period of fifty years. This manuscript reveals a unique side to President...
Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation -- United States;Business enterprises, Foreign -- United States;Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States;