The Number Concept: Its Origin and DevelopmentConant, Levi L. (Levi Leonard)
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The Number Concept: Its Origin and Development
Conant, Levi L. (Levi Leonard)
Number concept
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[23] _Op. cit._, _loc. cit._
[24] Hyades, _Bulletin de la Societe d'Anthr. de Paris_, 1887, p. 340.
[25] Wiener, C., _Perou et Bolivie_, p. 360.
[26] Marcoy, P., _Travels in South America_, Vol. II p. 47. According to
the same authority, most of the tribes of the Upper Amazon cannot count
above 2 or 3 except by reduplication.
[27] _Op. cit._, Vol. II. p. 281.
[28] _Glossaria Linguarum Brasiliensium_. Bororos, p. 15; Guachi, p. 133;
Carajas, p. 265.
[29] Curr, E.M., _The Australian Race_, Vol. I. p. 282. The next eight
lists are, in order, from I. p. 294, III. p. 424, III. p. 114, III. p. 124,
II. p. 344, II. p. 308, I. p. 314, III. p. 314, respectively.
[30] Bonwick, J., _The Daily Life and Origin of the Tasmanians_, p. 144.
[31] Latham, _Comparative Philology_, p. 336.
[32] _The Australian Race_, Vol. I. p. 205.
[33] Mackenzie, A., "Native Australian Langs.," _Journ. Anthr. Inst._,
1874, p. 263.
[34] Curr, _The Australian Race_, Vol. II. p. 134. The next four lists are
from II. p. 4, I. p. 322, I. p. 346, and I. p. 398, respectively.
[35] Curr, _op. cit._, Vol. III. p. 50.
[36] _Op. cit._, Vol. III. p. 236.
[37] Mueller, _Sprachwissenschaft_. II. i. p. 23.
[38] _Op. cit._, II. i. p. 31.
[39] Bonwick, _op. cit._, p. 143.
[40] Curr, _op. cit._, Vol. I. p. 31.
[41] Deschamps, _L'Anthropologie_, 1891, p. 318.
[42] Man, E.H. _Aboriginal Inhabitants of the Andaman Islands_, p. 32.
[43] Mueller, _Sprachwissenschaft_, I. ii. p. 29.
[44] Oldfield, A., Tr. Eth. Soc. Vol. III. p. 291.
[45] Bancroft, H.H., _Native Races_, Vol. I. p. 564.
[46] "Notes on Counting, etc., among the Eskimos of Point Barrow." _Am.
Anthrop._, 1890, p. 38.
[47] _Second Voyage_, p. 556.
[48] _Personal Narrative_, Vol. I. p. 311.
[49] Burton, B.F., _Mem. Anthr. Soc. of London_, Vol. I. p. 314.
[50] _Confessions_. In collected works, Edinburgh, 1890, Vol. III. p. 337.
[51] Ellis, Robert, _On Numerals as Signs of Primeval Unity_. See also
_Peruvia Scythia_, by the same author.
[52] Stanley, H.M., _In Darkest Africa_, Vol. II. p. 493.
[53] Stanley, H.M., _Through the Dark Continent_, Vol. II. p. 486.
[54] Haumonte, Parisot, Adam, _Grammaire et Vocabulaire de la Langue
Taensa_, p. 20.
[55] Chamberlain, A.F., _Lang. of the Mississaga Indians of Skugog. Vocab._
[56] Boas, Fr., _Sixth Report on the Indians of the Northwest_, p. 105.
[57] Beauregard, O., _Bulletin de la Soc. d'Anthr. de Paris_, 1886, p. 526.
[58] Ray, S.H., _Journ. Anthr. Inst._, 1891, p. 8.
[59] _Op. cit._, p. 12.
[60] Mueller, _Sprachwissenschaft_, IV. i. p. 136.
[61] Brinton, _The Maya Chronicles_, p. 50.
[62] Trumbull, _On Numerals in Am. Ind. Lang._, p. 35.
[63] Boas, Fr. This information was received directly from Dr. Boas. It has
never before been published.
[64] Bancroft, H.H., _Native Races_, Vol. II. p. 753. See also p. 199,
_infra_.
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