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Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu
Mathematics of the Incas Code of the Quipu
Author: Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher, Dover Pubns
Unique, thought-provoking study discusses quipu, an accounting system employing knotted, colored cords, used by Incas to transmit information. Cultural context, mathematics involved, quipu-maker in Inca society—even how to make a quipu. Fascinating for anthropologists, ethnologists, students, general readers. Over 125 photos and illustrati...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780486295541
ISBN-10: 0486295540
Publication Date: 4/9/1997
Pages: 176
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Publisher: Dover Publications
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