Crest of the peacock, the: non-european roots of mathematics - third edition
Auteur :
Joseph, George Gheverghese
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691135267
Date de publication :
24 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
794 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.