Count Like an Egyptian : : A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics / / David Reimer.
The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it can't be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides a fun, han...
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Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
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Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) :; 301 color illus. |
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