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George Gheverghese Joseph.
The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics.
Published Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1992 (hardback was Tauris, 1991).
Series: Penguin Mathematics.
ISBN 0140125299;
ISBN-13 9780140125290.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: Clays Ltd., St. Ives plc.
Size: 128x196x20mm.
Page count: xv,371pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has some mild scuffs and creases on the covers, a little wear on the edges with the corners starting to rub; pages a bit yellowed with age; the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £5.00
plus P&P £3.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)

Weight without packaging: 272g.

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Emphasis mostly pre-medieval. Contents: History of mathematics — alternative perspectives; Mathematics from bones, strings & standing stones; Beginnings of written mathematics — Egypt — Babylonia; Egyptian & Baylonian mathematics — assessment; Ancient Chinese mathematics; Special tpicsin Chinese mathematics; Ancient Indian mathematics; Indian mathematics — classical period & after; Prelude to modern mathematics — the Arab contribution

Illustrations: frequent monochrome text figures
Maps & plans: 6

Notes: occasional, at foot of page
Tables: 14
Genealogies: no
Chronology: 2
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 9pp
Indexes: Names; Subjects

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