Book ID: CBB213936623

Africa and Mathematics (2019)

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Huylebrouck, Dirk (Author)


Springer


Publication Date: 2019
Physical Details: 248
Language: English

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.

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Review Martin A. MacBeath (2020) Review of "Africa and Mathematics". British Journal for the History of Mathematics (pp. 91-93). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Høyrup, Jens
Gerdes, Paulus
Teather, Anne
Bell, Karen L.
Vlachopoulos, A.
Verran, Helen
Concepts
Mathematics
Traditional societies and cultures
Ethnomathematics
Geometry
Science and culture
Globalization; internationalization
Time Periods
Prehistory
Ancient
Modern
Bronze age
20th century, late
20th century
Places
Africa
India
Middle and Near East
Stonehenge (England)
Greece
Mesopotamia
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