The crest of the peacock : the non-european roots of mathematics
Joseph, George Gheverghese
The crest of the peacock : the non-european roots of mathematics - Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 2000. - xviii, 455 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
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. He shows us the deep influence the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks the Arabs' major creative contributions and the astounding range of successes of the great civilizations of India and China. This challenging and erudite book questions familiar assumptions and enlarges our sense of what we mean by mathematics
9780691135267
510.9 / JOS
The crest of the peacock : the non-european roots of mathematics - Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press 2000. - xviii, 455 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
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. He shows us the deep influence the Egyptians and Babylonians had on the Greeks the Arabs' major creative contributions and the astounding range of successes of the great civilizations of India and China. This challenging and erudite book questions familiar assumptions and enlarges our sense of what we mean by mathematics
9780691135267
510.9 / JOS