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In the language of the Venusians
pp. 511-525
Abstract
In Africa, the populations living along the upper Niger used to call the number 20,000 captif, which means 'slave" in French. This indicated his price as that number of shells.
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Tonietti Tito (2014) And yet it is heard: musical, multilingual and multicultural history of the mathematical sciences - volume 2. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 511-525
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-0675-6_7
Full citation:
Tonietti Tito (2014) In the language of the Venusians, In: And yet it is heard, Dordrecht, Springer, 511–525.