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Joseph, George Gheverghese. "Preface to the First Edition". The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011, pp. xxiii-xxx. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836369-002

Joseph, G. (2011). Preface to the First Edition. In The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition (pp. xxiii-xxx). Princeton: Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836369-002

Joseph, G. 2011. Preface to the First Edition. The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. xxiii-xxx. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836369-002

Joseph, George Gheverghese. "Preface to the First Edition" In The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition, xxiii-xxx. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836369-002

Joseph G. Preface to the First Edition. In: The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics - Third Edition. Princeton: Princeton University Press; 2011. p.xxiii-xxx. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400836369-002

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Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface to the Third Edition xi
Preface to the First Edition xxiii
Chapter One. The History of Mathematics: Alternative Perspectives 1
Chapter Two. Mathematics from Bones, Strings, and Standing Stones 30
Chapter Three. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Egypt 79
Chapter Four. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Mesopotamia 125
Chapter Five. Egyptian and Mesopotamian Mathematics: An Assessment 177
Chapter Six. Ancient Chinese Mathematics 188
Chapter Seven. Special Topics in Chinese Mathematics 246
Chapter Eight. Ancient Indian Mathematics 311
Chapter Nine. Indian Mathematics: The Classical Period and After 372
Chapter Ten. A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala Episode 418
Chapter Eleven. Prelude to Modern Mathematics: The Islamic Contribution 450
References 521
Name Index 543
Subject Index 549

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Preface to the Third Edition xi
Preface to the First Edition xxiii
Chapter One. The History of Mathematics: Alternative Perspectives 1
Chapter Two. Mathematics from Bones, Strings, and Standing Stones 30
Chapter Three. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Egypt 79
Chapter Four. The Beginnings of Written Mathematics: Mesopotamia 125
Chapter Five. Egyptian and Mesopotamian Mathematics: An Assessment 177
Chapter Six. Ancient Chinese Mathematics 188
Chapter Seven. Special Topics in Chinese Mathematics 246
Chapter Eight. Ancient Indian Mathematics 311
Chapter Nine. Indian Mathematics: The Classical Period and After 372
Chapter Ten. A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala Episode 418
Chapter Eleven. Prelude to Modern Mathematics: The Islamic Contribution 450
References 521
Name Index 543
Subject Index 549

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