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The crest of the peacock : non-European roots of mathematics /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Joseph, George Gheverghese
Corporate Author: EBSCOhost
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2011]
Edition:[3rd ed.].
Subjects:
Mathematics, Ancient.
Mathematics > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The history of mathematics: alternative perspectives
  • Mathematics from bones, strings, and standing stones
  • The beginnings of written mathematics: Egypt
  • The beginnings of written mathematics: Mesopotamia
  • Egyptian and Mespotamian mathematics: an assessment
  • Ancient Chinese mathematics
  • Special topics in Chinese mathematics
  • Ancient Indian mathematics
  • Indian mathematics: the classical period and after
  • A passage to infinity: the Kerala episode
  • Prelude to modern mathematics: the Islamic contribution.