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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Joseph, George Gheverghese
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Most westerners are unaware of the heritage of non-Western mathematics. This book suggests that humans everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. The Greeks were influenced by the Egyptians and Babylonians; the Arabs made a major creative contribution; and the great civilizations of India and China have a range of successes to their credit. Beginning with the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America, the book continues to the dawn of modern mathematics, ...

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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics 2000, Princeton University Press, Princeton

ISBN-13: 9780691006598

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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics 2000, Penguin Books Ltd, London

ISBN-13: 9780140277784

2nd edition

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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics 2000, I.B. Tauris, London

ISBN-13: 9781850432852

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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics 1992, Penguin Group

ISBN-13: 9780140125290

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