Numerals and Arithmetic in the Middle Ages
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Variorum Collected Studies
ISBN-10
1409403688
ISBN-13
9781409403685
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 28th, 2010
Print length
382 Pages
Weight
812 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.20 x 3.10 cms
Product Classification:
History of mathematics
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Brings together articles on the different numeral forms used in the Middle Ages, and their use in mathematical and other contexts. This title discusses how different types of numerals are used for different purposes, and the application of numerals to the abacus, and to calculation with pen and ink.
This volume, the third by Charles Burnett in the Variorum series, brings together articles on the different numeral forms used in the Middle Ages, and their use in mathematical and other contexts. Some pieces study the introduction of Hindu-Arabic numerals into Western Europe, documenting, in more detail than anywhere else, the different forms in which they are found, before they acquired the standard shapes with which we are familiar today. Others deal with experiments with other forms of numeration within Latin script: e.g., using the first nine Roman numerals as symbols with place value, abbreviating the Roman numerals, and using the Latin letters as numerals. The author discusses how different types of numerals are used for different purposes, and the application of numerals to the abacus, and to calculation with pen and ink. The studies include the critical edition of several Latin texts.
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