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CREST OF THE PEACOCK : NON-EUROPEAN ROOTS OF MATHEMATICS

GEORGE GHEVERGHESE JOSEPH

CREST OF THE PEACOCK : NON-EUROPEAN ROOTS OF MATHEMATICS - 3 - NEW JERSEY PINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 2011 - 561


From the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, The Crest of the Peacock makes it clear that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. George Gheverghese Joseph takes us on a breathtaking multicultural tour of the roots and shoots of non-European mathematics.

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MATHEMATICS ANCIENT
MATHEMATICS-HISTORY

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