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Africa and Mathematics
From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods, Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts
ISBN/EAN: 9783030040369
Umbreit-Nr.: 5715251
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: xv, 229 S., 107 s/w Illustr., 110 farbige Illustr.
Format in cm:
Einband:
gebundenes Buch
Erschienen am 08.04.2019
Auflage: 1/2019
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- 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 history, art, and culture of the text.