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4. The Calendrical and Numerical Systems of the Nootka
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface 1
- 1. Native American Number Systems 3
- 2. Numerical Representations in North American Rock Art 45
- 3. Some Notes on Quantification and Numerals in an Amazon Indian Language 71
- 4. The Calendrical and Numerical Systems of the Nootka 93
- 5. Chumash Numerals 109
- 6. Cultural Ecology of Mathematics: Ojibway and Inuit Hunters 129
- 7. Tallies and the Ritual Use of Number in Ojibway Pictography 181
- 8. A Survey of Aztec Numbers and Their Uses 213
- 9. Decipherment and Some Implications of Aztec Numerical Glyphs 237
- 10. Mathematical Ideas of the Incas 261
- 11. The Mathematical Notation of the Ancient Maya 291
- 12. The Zero in the Mayan Numerical Notation 371
- 13. In Search of Mesoamerican Geometry 387
- References 409
- Contributors 432
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Preface 1
- 1. Native American Number Systems 3
- 2. Numerical Representations in North American Rock Art 45
- 3. Some Notes on Quantification and Numerals in an Amazon Indian Language 71
- 4. The Calendrical and Numerical Systems of the Nootka 93
- 5. Chumash Numerals 109
- 6. Cultural Ecology of Mathematics: Ojibway and Inuit Hunters 129
- 7. Tallies and the Ritual Use of Number in Ojibway Pictography 181
- 8. A Survey of Aztec Numbers and Their Uses 213
- 9. Decipherment and Some Implications of Aztec Numerical Glyphs 237
- 10. Mathematical Ideas of the Incas 261
- 11. The Mathematical Notation of the Ancient Maya 291
- 12. The Zero in the Mayan Numerical Notation 371
- 13. In Search of Mesoamerican Geometry 387
- References 409
- Contributors 432