The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics.

Frank Swetz, George Cheverghese Joseph

American Mathematical Monthly · 1992 · 354 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The history of mathematics - alternative perspectives mathematics from bones, strings, and standing stones the beginnings of written mathematics - Egypt the beginnings of written mathematics - Babylonia Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics - an assessment special topics in Chinese mathematics ancient Indian mathematics Indian mathematics - the classical period and after prelude to modern mathematics - the Arab contribution.