The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition - George Gheverghese Joseph - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691135267 - October 24, 2010
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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.


592 pages, 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 24, 2010
ISBN13 9780691135267
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 592
Dimensions 155 × 234 × 33 mm   ·   842 g
Language English  

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