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The Crest of the Peacock: Non-European Roots of Mathematics (Third Edition) (3rd Edition) by George Gheverghese Joseph, Gg Joseph Paperback, 584 Pages, Published 2010 ISBN-10: 0-691-13526-6 / 0691135266 ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13526-7 / 9780691135267 When we hear that mathematics is both the most noble endeavor of our species and that it was born in Europe, we naturally tend to be suspicious. Few writers could be as well-qualified to write about ancient math across the world as George Gheverghese Joseph, whose The Crest of the Peacock: Non-Europ |