| Mathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu |  | Authors: Marcia Ascher, Robert Ascher
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Pages: 176
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 8.1 x 0.4
ISBN: 0486295540
EAN: 9780486295541
ASIN: 0486295540
Publication Date: April 9, 1997
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Product Description
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, and even how to make a quipu. Fascinating for anthropologists, ethnologists, students, general readers. Over 125 photos and illustrations.
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