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Numerals and Arithmetic in the Middle Ages
Charles Burnett
出版Taylor & Francis, 2024-10-28
主題Mathematics / History & PhilosophyHistory / GeneralScience / HistoryHistory / Europe / Medieval
ISBN10402405269781040240526
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=PxonEQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋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.