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Africa and Mathematics : From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods / / by Dirk Huylebrouck
| Africa and Mathematics : From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods / / by Dirk Huylebrouck |
| Autore | Huylebrouck Dirk |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Disciplina | 514.742096 |
| Collana | Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
History Social sciences Africa, Sub-Saharan—History History of Mathematical Sciences Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences History of Sub-Saharan Africa |
| ISBN | 3-030-04037-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Mathematics in the Heart of Africa -- 1. Rationale and Sources -- 2. Storytelling and Music -- 3. Creative Counting -- 4. Drawings -- 5. Reasoning Without Writing -- 6. Multiplication in the Yoruba and "Ethiopian" Way -- Part II: The Ishango Rod(s) -- 7. The Ishango Site -- 8. Mathematical Carvings -- 9. Missing Link -- 10. Not Out of Africa -- 11. A Second Rod -- Part III: Epilogue -- 12. Museum Visit, Teaching, Research -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910338250003321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dark and Bright Mathematics : Hidden Harmony in Art, History and Culture / / by Dirk Huylebrouck
| Dark and Bright Mathematics : Hidden Harmony in Art, History and Culture / / by Dirk Huylebrouck |
| Autore | Huylebrouck Dirk |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (244 pages) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Collana | Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
Social sciences - Mathematics Mathematics in Popular Science Mathematics in Business, Economics and Finance |
| ISBN |
9783031362552
9783031362545 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Hell, Earth and Heaven in One Painting -- Hitler’s Math -- Guernica -- Architect-Alchemist -- War Hero, Math Genius, Martyr -- Murder and Higher Math -- Murdering Emperors -- When the Dead Talk in Code. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910754089403321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2023 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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