Numerals and Arithmetic in the Middle Ages (Variorum Collected Studies) - Hardcover

Burnett, Charles

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1409403688 ISBN 13: 9781409403685

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

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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About the Author

Charles Burnett is Professor of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe at the Warburg Institute, University of London, UK

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409403688
• ISBN 13: 9781409403685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 382