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CREST OF THE PEACOCK : NON-EUROPEAN ROOTS OF MATHEMATICS

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: ENGLISH Publication details: NEW JERSEY PINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS 2011Edition: 3Description: 561ISBN:
  • 9780691135267
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.9 J
Summary: 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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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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