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Click to enlargeMathematics of the Incas: Code of the Quipu

Marcia Ascher
Robert Ascher
Our Price$15.95New!(Table of Contents)
Availability: In Stock
Format: Book
ISBN: 0486295540
Page Count: 176
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 9 1/2
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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