Mathematics of the Incas
code of the quipu
Edición de la obra Code of the Quipu
| Autor | Marcia Ascher |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Dover Publications |
| Fecha de publicación | 1997 |
| Lugar | Mineola, New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 166 |
| ISBN-10 | 0486295540 |
| OCLC | 35830261 |
| LCCN | 96047494 |
| Número de Cutter | A813m |
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-even how to make a quipu. Fascinating for anthropologists, ethnologists, students, general readers.