The Crest of the Peacock : : Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition /

The Crest of the Peacock : : Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition / / George Gheverghese Joseph.

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...

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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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Joseph, George Gheverghese,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010]
©2011
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (584 p.) :; 6 halftones. 164 line illus. 18 tables. 6 maps.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Chapter One. The History of Mathematics: Alternative Perspectives
  • Chapter Two. Mathematics from Bones, Strings, and Standing Stones
  • Chapter Three. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Egypt
  • Chapter Four. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Mesopotamia
  • Chapter Five. Egyptian and Mesopotamian Mathematics: An Assessment
  • Chapter Six. Ancient Chinese Mathematics
  • Chapter Seven. Special Topics in Chinese Mathematics
  • Chapter Eight. Ancient Indian Mathematics
  • Chapter Nine. Indian Mathematics: The Classical Period and After
  • Chapter Ten. A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala Episode
  • Chapter Eleven. Prelude to Modern Mathematics: The Islamic Contribution
  • References
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index

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