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Africa and Mathematics
Dirk Huylebrouck
其他書名
From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods
出版Springer, 2019-03-30
主題Mathematics / History & PhilosophyMathematics / AppliedHistory / Africa / GeneralMathematics / General
ISBN30300403729783030040376
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=X7SPDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.