Mathematics Elsewhere : : An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures /

Mathematics Elsewhere : : An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures / / Marcia Ascher.

Mathematics Elsewhere is a fascinating and important contribution to a global view of mathematics. Presenting mathematical ideas of peoples from a variety of small-scale and traditional cultures, it humanizes our view of mathematics and expands our conception of what is mathematical. Through engagin...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Ascher, Marcia,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1. The Logic of Divination
  • CHAPTER 2. Marking Time
  • CHAPTER 3. Cycles of Time
  • CHAPTER 4. Models and Maps
  • CHAPTER 5. Systems of Relationships
  • CHAPTER 6. Figures on the Threshold
  • CHAPTER 7. Epilogue
  • Index

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