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ES. The Ishango Bone

The Math Factor

Dirk Huylebrouck discusses the incredible Ishango bone, and thousands of years of arithmetic.

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ES. The Ishango Bone

Tue November 11 2008

Dirk Huylebrouck discusses the incredible Ishango bone, and thousands of years of arithmetic.

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Wed October 22 2008

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