Africa counts
number and pattern in African cultures
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Author
Publication
1999 - Lawrence Hill Books, Chicago, Ill, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
88,000 words, Guess
Page Count
352 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101556523505
- ISBN-139781556523502
- LibraryThing257883
- Library of Congress Control Number98049813
- OCLC Control Number40305617
and 2 more
- Better World Books9781556523502
- Open LibraryOL387007M
Classifications
- DDC510
- LCCGN476.15 .Z37 1999
- LCCGN476.15.Z37 1999
Description
This study of mathematical thinking among sub-Saharan African peoples covers counting in words and in gestures; measuring time, distance, weight, and other quantities; manipulating money and keeping accounts; number systems; patterns in music, poetry, art, and architecture; and number magic and taboos. African games such as mankala and elaborate versions of tic-tac-toe show how complex this thinking can be.
First Sentence
Was there mathematics in Africa?
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