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Unveiling the largest structures in the nearby Universe: Discovery of the Quipu superstructure
Astronomy & AstrophysicsFor a precise determination of cosmological parameters we need to understand the effects of the local large-scale structure of the Universe on the measurements.
H. Boehringer +4 more
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ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems, 2013
There has been a steady increase in the utilization of heterogeneous architectures to tackle the growing need for computing performance and low-power systems. The execution of computation-intensive functions on specialized hardware enables to achieve substantial speedups and power savings.
Roel Meeuws +5 more
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There has been a steady increase in the utilization of heterogeneous architectures to tackle the growing need for computing performance and low-power systems. The execution of computation-intensive functions on specialized hardware enables to achieve substantial speedups and power savings.
Roel Meeuws +5 more
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Revista I+i
This study focuses on proposing an innovative approach to teaching programming through the creation of a library in Python that allows simulating an Inca numerical Quipu.
Jaime Gómez Marin
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This study focuses on proposing an innovative approach to teaching programming through the creation of a library in Python that allows simulating an Inca numerical Quipu.
Jaime Gómez Marin
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The Quipu Project. Digital oral history archive and interactive website
Oral History Review, 2018important and under-covered topic of recent history. By amplifying the voices of public and community health officials, the series provides perspective on the epidemic. Although centered on the research and treatment of AIDS, the series is not laden with
Dean Cahill
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The Accounting Review, 1964
Abstract The article focuses on "quipu," a record-keeping device used by the Inca Indians, one of the more interesting old civilizations in the Western Hemisphere. Incas provide one with another fascinating story of the development of accounting.
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Abstract The article focuses on "quipu," a record-keeping device used by the Inca Indians, one of the more interesting old civilizations in the Western Hemisphere. Incas provide one with another fascinating story of the development of accounting.
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The Logical-Numerical System of Inca Quipus
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, 1983Summary: Quipus, used by the Incas during the sixteenth century, were sophisticated devices for recording and transmitting codified information. They are a part of the global history of data handling and computation. This paper describes the logical-numerical system expressed through these multicolored spatial arrays of knotted cords.
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Historically Speaking—: The Peruvian Quipu
The Mathematics Teacher, 1967Man, having curiosity as one of his basic characteristics, has long desired to unlock the secrets of those who have gone before him in time. Thus, he has embarked on archeological expeditions, has studied history books, has consulted ancient sources of information, and has generally set about looking for the answers to his questions.
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El quipu colonial: estudios y materiales
, 2013 443 p.Los llamaron quipus o chinus y constituyen uno de los aportes más originales de las poblaciones andinas a la historia de la civilización. En la presente edición, quince especialistas discuten los múltiples usos y sucesivas permutaciones de estos ...
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1972
Schrift oder Schriftzeichen im Sinne unserer Auffassung waren im alten Peru unbekannt. Es scheint daher fast unbegreiflich, wie die einheitliche Gestaltung und der Aufbau des grosen Reiches sich ohne schriftliche Ubermittlung vollzog, oder wie die wirtschaftliche, militarische und soziale Organisation zur Bildung eines Staates gefuhrt hat, der seiner ...
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Schrift oder Schriftzeichen im Sinne unserer Auffassung waren im alten Peru unbekannt. Es scheint daher fast unbegreiflich, wie die einheitliche Gestaltung und der Aufbau des grosen Reiches sich ohne schriftliche Ubermittlung vollzog, oder wie die wirtschaftliche, militarische und soziale Organisation zur Bildung eines Staates gefuhrt hat, der seiner ...
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