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Count like an egyptian: a hands-on introduction to ancient mathematics

The mathematics of ancient Egypt was fundamentally different from our math today. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't a primitive forerunner of modern mathematics. In fact, it can't be understood using our current computational methods. Count Like an Egyptian provides a fun, han...

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Autor principal: Reimer, David
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Princeton University Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1706452