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Africa and Mathematics: From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods
Description
(Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts) 1st ed. 2019 edition
by Dirk Huylebrouck (Author)
This volume on ethnomathematics in Central Africa fills a gap in the current literature, focusing on a region rarely explored by other publications. It highlights the discovery of the Ishango rod, which was found to be the oldest mathematical tool in humanity's history, thereby shifting the origin of mathematics to the heart of Africa, and explores the different scientific hypotheses that emerged as a result. While it contains some high-level mathematics, the non-mathematical reader can easily skip these portions and enjoy the book’s survey of African history, culture, and art.
Details
Year:
2019
Pages:
234
Language:
English
Format:
PDF
Size:
15 MB
ISBN-10:
3030040364
ISBN-13:
978-3030040369
ASIN:
B07QLNBCLP
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