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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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The Incan Quipu and the Jacobsen Hypothesis
Journal of Accounting Research, 1974In a 1964 Journal of Accounting Research article,' Lyle Jacobsen hypothesized that the quipu, an artifact of the Incan civilization, was used to keep records on a double-entry basis. He further states that if the quipu was in fact a double-entry device, then the Incans were the first to use a double-entry accounting system.
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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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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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Le Sound Quipu de Brain Forest Quipu : tisser notre conscience sonore
CircuitCet article relate le processus de création des éléments soniques pour l’installation Brain Forest Quipu de Cecilia Vicuña, une commande du Turbine Hall du Tate Modern en 2022. La célèbre poète et artiste visuelle Cecilia Vicuña a travaillé avec l’auteur sur plusieurs projets et médiums, donnant lieu à cette collaboration, à laquelle plusieurs ...
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Numbers and Codes in Ancient Peru: The Quipu
The Arithmetic Teacher, 1992Students should be aware of the contributions their cultures have made to mathematics. This view led Zaslavsky (1973) to travel to Africa to collect examples of African mathematics and to write her well-known book Africa Counts. She then used her material in American schools to instill in her students the notion that black African culture had created ...
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The quipu in measuring malnutrition
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1975D B, Jelliffe, E F, Jelliffe
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