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The crest of the peacock non-European roots of mathematics
George Gheverghese Joseph
Princeton Princeton University Press c2011
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IME - Inst. Matemática e Estatística
(QA22 J83c 3.ed. )
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Título:
The crest of the peacock non-European roots of mathematics
Autor:
George Gheverghese Joseph
Assuntos:
Mathematics,
Ancient
;
Mathematics --
History
;
MATEMÁTICA
;
HISTÓRIA ANTIGA
Notas:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [521]-542) and indexes
Descrição:
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
From the Ishango Bone of central Africa and the Inca quipu of South America to the dawn of modern mathermatics, The Crest of the Peacock makes it clear that human beings everywhere have been capable of advanced and innovative mathematical thinking. George Gheverghese Joseph takes us on a breathtaking multicultural tour of the roots and shoots of non-European mathematics. He shows us the deep influence that the Egyptians and Babylonians bad on the Greeks, the Arabs' major creative contributions, and the astounding range of successe of the great civilizations of India and China
The third edition emphasizes the dialogue between civilizations and further explores how mathematical ideas were transmitted from East to West. The book's scope is now even wider, incorporating recent findings on the
history
of mathematics in China, India, and early Islamic civilizations as well as Egypt and Mesopotamia. with more detailed coverage of proto-mathematics and the origins of trigonometry and infinity in the East, The Crest of the Peacock further illuminates the global
history
of mathematics
"Enthralling...After reading it, we cannot see the past in the same comforting haze of age-old stories, faithfully and uncritically retold from teacher to pupil down the years... Invaluable for mathematics teachers at all levels."--New Scientist
"What is valuable here is the unified approach that Joseph brings. . . and the nontechnical clarity that the attempt to reorder historical priorities and educate his readers out their European prejudices requires."--Times Literary Supplement --Book Jacket
Editor:
Princeton Princeton University Press
Data de criação/publicação:
c2011
Formato:
xxvii, 561 p ill., maps 24 cm.
Idioma:
Inglês
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