About this title: Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries Japan was totally isolated from the West by imperial decree. During that time, a unique brand of homegrown mathematics flourished, one that was completely uninfluenced by developments in Western mathematics. People from all walks of life - samurai, farmers, and merchants - inscribed a wide variety of geometry problems on wooden tablets called sangaku and hung them in Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines throughout Japan. "Sacred Mathematics" is the first book published in the West to fully examine this tantalizing - and incredibly beautiful - ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Date Published: 2008-07-01
ISBN-13:9780691127453ISBN:069112745X
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. This is a paperback with same cover & publisher stickers. This book is the same isbn, but is a paperback. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780691127453ISBN:069112745X
Description: New. "A significant contribution to the history of mathematics. The wealth of mathematical problems--from the very simple to quite complex ones--will keep the interested reader busy for years. And the beautiful illustrations make this book a work of art a... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780691127453ISBN:069112745X
Description: New. Presents excerpts from the travel diary of a Japanese mathematician, Yamaguchi Kanzan, who journeyed on foot throughout Japan to collect temple geometry problems. This book explains the sacred and devotional aspects of sangaku, and reveals how Japanes... read more
Description: New. "A significant contribution to the history of mathematics. The wealth of mathematical problems— from the very simple to quite complex ones— will keep the interested reader busy for years. And the beautiful illustrations make this book a work of art as much as of science. Destined to become a classic! "— Eli Maor, author of "The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4, 000-Year History""A pleasure to read. "Sacred Mathematics" brings to light the unique style and character of geometry ... read more
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