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Marcia Ascher

Marcia Alper Ascher was an American mathematician, and a leader and pioneer in ethnomathematics. --Wikipedia

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Born 23 April 1935
Died 10 August 2013

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  • Cover of: Code of the quipu: a study in media, mathematics, and culture

    First published in 1978 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Ethnomathematics: a multicultural view of mathematical ideas
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    First published in 1991 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Mathematics Elsewhere: An Exploration of Ideas Across Cultures
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    First published in 1998 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Sherlock Holmes in Babylon: and other tales of mathematical history

    First published in 2004 — 3 editions
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Born 23 April 1935
Died 10 August 2013

Subjects

Ethnomathematics, Mathematics, History, Anthropology, Cross-cultural studies, Ethnomathématiques, Inca Mathematics, Incas, Indians of South America, Interculturele vergelijking, Mathematics, Inca, Mathematics, history, Mathematics, popular works, Multiculturalism, Quipu, Social history, Traditionele samenleving, Wiskunde

Places

Alexandria, Andes Region, Babylon, China, India, North America

People

Brook Taylor, Diophantus, Hypatia, Isaac Newton, James Gregory, North American Indians, René Descartes, Sherlock Holmes, the Mayas

Time

1707-1783, 600 B.C.-600 A.D.

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December 14, 2022 Edited by tmanarl viaf
April 26, 2021 Edited by Stew Add bio, full dates.
August 29, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import