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Inhaltsangabe:

Inhaltsangabe: “… The history of mathematics: alternative perspectives -- Mathematics from bones, strings, and standing stones -- The beginnings of written mathematics: Egypt -- The beginnings of written mathematics: Mesopotamia -- Egyptian and Mespotamian mathematics: an assessment -- Ancient Chinese mathematics -- Special topics in Chinese mathematics -- Ancient Indian mathematics -- Indian mathematics: the classical period and after -- A passage to infinity: the Kerala episode -- Prelude to modern mathematics: the Islamic contribution. …”