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Africa Mathematics by Rgp92: 7:06pm On Aug 10, 2011
How come there was not a single great black mathematics ?
Re: Africa Mathematics by odumchi: 5:19am On Aug 11, 2011
Alvan Ikoku - Nigerian Igbo mathematician. He is found on the N10
Re: Africa Mathematics by Rgp92: 8:01am On Aug 11, 2011
But that was after the whiteman. was there any black mathematics before the whiteman? forget egypt and sudan for now.
Re: Africa Mathematics by PhysicsQED(m): 8:04am On Aug 11, 2011
Augustin Banyaga and Wilfrid Gangbo are pretty good.


David Blackwell was great.



Don't know if there are any others.
Re: Africa Mathematics by Rgp92: 8:42am On Aug 11, 2011
PhysicsQED:

Augustin Banyaga and Wilfrid Gangbo are pretty good.


David Blackwell was great.



Don't know if there are any others.

They are good but not ancient. Do you know any ancient black mathematicians ?:O
Re: Africa Mathematics by PhysicsQED(m): 9:42am On Aug 11, 2011
There were a few in Timbuktu (Mali) from what I've read. There's some sort of project going on right now which is translating some of the written works found in Timbuktu.

http://www.islandmix.com/backchat/f6/libraries-timbuktu-166732/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/62936533.html

http://www.eurastro.de/missions/mali07/mali07.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu_Manuscripts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timbuktu-manuscripts-astronomy-mathematics.jpg




There was also some Fulani scholar from Northern Nigeria who wrote something on magic squares a few hundred years ago.
Re: Africa Mathematics by Rgp92: 9:58am On Aug 11, 2011
PhysicsQED:

There were a few in Timbuktu (Mali) from what I've read. There's some sort of project going on right now which is translating some of the written works found in Timbuktu.

http://www.islandmix.com/backchat/f6/libraries-timbuktu-166732/

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/pf/62936533.html

http://www.eurastro.de/missions/mali07/mali07.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timbuktu_Manuscripts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Timbuktu-manuscripts-astronomy-mathematics.jpg




There was also some Fulani scholar from Northern Nigeria who wrote something on magic squares a few hundred years ago.

Thanks for the link mate smiley

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