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The "reading" of quipu knots as numbers in the way outlined above is bolstered by the fortunate fact that quipus regularly contain sums in systematic ways. [29] [30] [32] For instance, a cord may contain the sum of the next n cords, with this relationship being repeated throughout the quipu. In other cases, there are even cords which contain ...
Quipukamayuq with his quipu and a yupana, the main instruments used by the Incas in mathematics. The mathematics of the Incas (or of the Tawantinsuyu) was the set of numerical and geometric knowledge and instruments developed and used in the nation of the Incas before the arrival of the Spaniards. It can be mainly characterized by its ...
Code of the Quipu is a book on the Inca system of recording numbers and other information by means of a quipu, a system of knotted strings.It was written by mathematician Marcia Ascher and anthropologist Robert Ascher, and published as Code of the Quipu: A Study in Media, Mathematics, and Culture by the University of Michigan Press in 1981.
FACT CHECK: Video Showing Trump Name Being Taken Off Hotel In Panama Is From 2018. Elias Atienza. January 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point USA's ...
Fact-checking websites in China often avoid commenting on political, economic, and other current affairs. [45] Several Chinese fact-checking websites have been criticized for lack of transparency with regard to their methodology and sources, and for following Chinese propaganda. [46]
Matthew Santoro (born July 16, 1985) [3] is a Canadian YouTuber, live streamer, and educator.He creates top ten lists and "50 Amazing Facts" videos. [4] [5] [6] Santoro previously produced vlogging and gaming videos, which are no longer available.
YouTube using Wikipedia for fact-checking. At the 2018 South by Southwest conference, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki made the announcement that YouTube was using Wikipedia to fact check videos which YouTube hosts. [3] [9] [10] [11] No one at YouTube had consulted anyone at Wikipedia about this development, and the news at the time was a surprise. [9]
The quipu of the Incas was a system of colored knotted cords used to record numerical data, [45] like advanced tally sticks – but not used to perform calculations. Calculations were carried out using a yupana (Quechua for "counting tool"; see figure) which was still in use after the conquest of Peru. The working principle of a yupana is ...