The Crest of the Peacock – Non–European Roots of Mathematics – Third Edition
Autor George Ghevergh Josephen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 noi 2010
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780691135267
ISBN-10: 0691135266
Pagini: 592
Ilustrații: 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps.
Dimensiuni: 153 x 243 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:3rd revised edition.
Editura: Princeton University Press
Locul publicării:Princeton, United States
ISBN-10: 0691135266
Pagini: 592
Ilustrații: 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps.
Dimensiuni: 153 x 243 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:3rd revised edition.
Editura: Princeton University Press
Locul publicării:Princeton, United States
Notă biografică
George Gheverghese Joseph was born in Kerala, India; grew up in Mombasa, Kenya; and completed his degrees in England. He has worked in various occupations that have taken him to places all over the world, including East and Central Africa, India, Papua New Guinea, and South East Asia.
Descriere
Ranging from the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathematics, this book points out that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. It shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks.