The crest of the peacock: non-European roots of mathematics

The Crest of the Peacock

The Crest of the Peacock

Non-European Roots of Mathematics THIRD EDITION

George Gheverghese Joseph

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Copyright ? 2011 by Princeton University Press Published by Princeton University Press, 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 In the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press, 6 Oxford Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1TW First published by I. B. Tauris 1991 Published in Penguin Books 1992 Reprinted with minor revisions 1993 Reprinted with revisions 1994 Reprinted with additional material 2000 press.princeton.edu

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Joseph, George Gheverghese.

The crest of the peacock : non-European roots of

mathematics / George Gheverghese Joseph. -- [3rd ed.].

Originally published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris,

1991.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0 -6 91-1 3526-7 (pbk. : alk. paper)

1. Mathematics Ancient. 2. Mathematics--History.

I. Title.

QA22.J67 2001

510.9--dc22

2010015214

British Library of Cataloging-in-P ublication Data is available

This book has been composed in Minion Printed on acid-free paper Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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