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Sacred Mathematics: Japanese Temple Geometry
Sacred Mathematics Japanese Temple Geometry
Author: Fukagawa Hidetoshi, Tony Rothman
Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Japan was totally isolated from the West by imperial decree. During that time, a unique brand of homegrown mathematics flourished, one that was completely uninfluenced by developments in Western mathematics. People from all walks of life--samurai, farmers, and merchants--inscribed a wide variety o...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691127453
ISBN-10: 069112745X
Publication Date: 7/21/2008
Pages: 392
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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