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Mathematics Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Mathematics

By Helaine Selin (eds.) , Leigh N. Wood (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2000
ISBN
978-1-4020-0260-1, 978-94-011-4301-1
DOI
10.1007/978-94-011-4301-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
21 MB (21647199 bytes)
Series
Science Across Cultures: The History of Non-Western Science 2
Edition
1
Pages
479\488
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
general; Regional and Cultural Studies; MathematicHistory of Mathematical Sciences; History; Mathema

Description

Mathematics Across Cultures: A History of Non-Western Mathematics consists of essays dealing with the mathematical knowledge and beliefs of cultures outside the United States and Europe. In addition to articles surveying Islamic, Chinese, Native American, Aboriginal Australian, Inca, Egyptian, and African mathematics, among others, the book includes essays on Rationality, Logic and Mathematics, and the transfer of knowledge from East to West. The essays address the connections between science and culture and relate the mathematical practices to the cultures which produced them. Each essay is well illustrated and contains an extensive bibliography. Because the geographic range is global, the book fills a gap in both the history of science and in cultural studies. It should find a place on the bookshelves of advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars, as well as in libraries serving those groups.

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