%0 Conference Paper %B New Perspectives on Mathematical Practices. Essays in Philosophy and History of Mathematics. %D 2009 %T On the Nature and Origin of Algebraic Symbolism %A Heeffer, Albrecht %E Van Kerkhove, Bart %B New Perspectives on Mathematical Practices. Essays in Philosophy and History of Mathematics. %I World Scientific Publishing %@ 978-981-281-222-3 %G eng %U http://www.worldscibooks.com/etextbook/6810/6810\_chap01.pdf