Africa and Mathematics: From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods - Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts - Dirk Huylebrouck - Books - Springer Nature Switzerland AG - 9783030040369 - April 8, 2019
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Africa and Mathematics: From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods - Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts 1st ed. 2019 edition

Dirk Huylebrouck

Africa and Mathematics: From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods - Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts 1st ed. 2019 edition

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.


229 pages, 104 Tables, color; 110 Illustrations, color; 107 Illustrations, black and white; XV, 229

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 8, 2019
ISBN13 9783030040369
Publishers Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Pages 229
Dimensions 169 × 242 × 20 mm   ·   528 g
Language German  

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