
The Crest of the Peacock
Non-European Roots of Mathematics
George Ghevarghese Joseph(Author)
I.B. Tauris (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 31. December 2000
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-1-85043-285-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book is concerned with non-European contributions to the development of mathematics. It argues that many of these contributions have been unjustly neglected and suggests some reasons for this neglect. There are sections on American and African mathematicians, detailed examinations of Indian, Chinese and Arab mathematics, and on the early mathematicians of Egypt and Mesopotamia. The book aims to be both comprehensive and accessible to those who have only a school background in mathematics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85043-285-2 (9781850432852)
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