Africa and Mathematics From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods /
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 ori...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2019.
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Έκδοση: | 1st ed. 2019. |
Σειρά: | Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts,
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Περίληψη: | 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. |
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Φυσική περιγραφή: | XV, 229 p. 217 illus., 110 illus. in color. online resource. |
ISBN: | 9783030040376 |
ISSN: | 2520-8578 |
DOI: | 10.1007/978-3-030-04037-6 |