The crest of the peacock : the non-european roots of mathematics (Record no. 545870)
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fixed length control field | 01113nam a2200133 4500 |
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 |
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number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 |
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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 |