The crest of the peacock : the non-european roots of mathematics (Record no. 545870)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780691135267
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 510.9
Item number JOS
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Joseph, George Gheverghese
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The crest of the peacock : the non-european roots of mathematics
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Princeton, N.J.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Princeton University Press
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2000.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 455 pages
Other physical details : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. 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
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Koha item type Book
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Withdrawn status Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Price effective from Koha item type Source of classification or shelving scheme
        Dept. of Malayalam Dept. of Malayalam Processing Center 08/03/2022   510.9 JOS/C Q1 MAL60029 08/03/2022 08/03/2022 Book Dewey Decimal Classification
        Institute of English Institute of English Processing Center 05/12/2018   510.9 JOS(TB) ENG14955 05/12/2018 05/12/2018 Textbooks