The Mathematical Enigma of Guamán Poma’s Yupana: A Hundred Years' Riddle
Author:   Cinzia Florio
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
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9783031926617


Pages:   101
Publication Date:   03 July 2025
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The Mathematical Enigma of Guamán Poma’s Yupana: A Hundred Years' Riddle


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Author:   Cinzia Florio
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:  

9783031926617


ISBN 10:   3031926617
Pages:   101
Publication Date:   03 July 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Quipus recounted in the Chronicles and the studies to decipher them.- 3 Additive and positional numerical systems.- 4 Do quipus represent an additive or positional number system?.- 5 The yupana.- 6 Chronological list of studies of Guamán Poma’s yupana.- 7 Differences between deciphering a linguistic message and a mathematical one.- 8 Translating Guamán Poma’s yupana as a multiplication.- 9 The implications of detecting a multiplication in Guamán Poma’s yupana.- 10 Preconceptions preventing the yupana from being identified as a multiplication.- 11 Potential arithmetical operations on Guamán Poma’s yupana.- Appendices A: Probability of randomly inserted counters.

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Cinzia Florio teaches Science and Chemical and Microbiological Technology Laboratories in technical institutes in Italy. She has conducted independent research in the history of mathematics and technology, focusing on the Incan culture. Since 2008, she has presented her findings at the annual International Conferences of American Studies in Salerno and Perugia. Her work brings a unique technical perspective to topics usually addressed by specialists in Andean studies, archaeology, and ancient literature.

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