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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Without a written alphabet, the largest empire in the pre-Columbian Americas managed to track taxes, census data, and military logistics across brutal mountain terrain. The Inca did not write with ink on parchment; they recorded their vast civilization using an incredibly complex, three-dimensional system of colored, knotted strings.For centuries, European historians dismissed the Khipu as simple memory aids. However, the hidden truth is far more staggering. These textiles represented a highly sophisticated, base-ten accounting matrix. The exact twist of the yarn, the specific color dye, and the physical placement of the knot on the primary cord all functioned as distinct binary and numerical variables.This comprehensive study decodes the physical and mathematical architecture of the Khipu. You will uncover how the Andean administrators utilized tactile data storage to govern millions of subjects without ever writing a single word. It dissects the mechanical logic of the knot-makers and the recent archaeological breakthroughs translating this lost physical language.Grasp the astonishing brilliance of tactile mathematics. Discover how ancient textile engineering built an empire and challenge everything you know about the evolution of recorded information.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Knots of the Empire: Three-Dimensional Andean Mathematics | Cords, Textiles, and the Data Storage Systems in the Pre-Columbian Administrative State, [.] | Gary Vasquez | Taschenbuch | Englisch | epubli | EAN 9783565383559 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Neopubli GmbH (Imprint: epubli), Köpenicker Str. 154a, 10997 Berlin, produktsicherheit[at]epubli[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.…