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Africa and Mathematics: From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods - Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts Dirk Huylebrouck 2019 edition
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Africa and Mathematics: From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods - Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts
Dirk Huylebrouck
It highlights the discovery of the Ishango rod, which was found to be the oldest mathematical tool in humanity's history, thereby shifting the origin of mathematics to the heart of Africa, and explores the different scientific hypotheses that emerged as a result.
229 pages, 104 Tables, color; 110 Illustrations, color; 107 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 229
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 8, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9783030040369 |
| Publishers | Springer Nature Switzerland AG |
| Pages | 229 |
| Dimensions | 169 × 242 × 20 mm · 528 g |
| Language | German |
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