Mathematics of the Incas

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  • Mathematics of the Incas Book Detail

  • Author : Marcia Ascher
  • Release Date : 2013-01-02
  • Publisher : Courier Corporation
  • Genre : Science
  • Pages : 180
  • ISBN 13 : 0486152707
  • File Size : 81,81 MB
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Mathematics of the Incas by Marcia Ascher PDF Summary

Book Description: Unique, thought-provoking study discusses quipu, an accounting system employing knotted, colored cords, used by Incas. Cultural context, mathematics involved, and even how to make a quipu. Over 125 illustrations.

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