| Numerals and Arithmetic in the Middle Ages Contributor(s): Burnett, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409403688 ISBN-13: 9781409403685 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Number Systems - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - History |
| Dewey: 513.509 |
| LCCN: 2010936535 |
| Series: Variorum Collected Studies |
| Physical Information: (1.79 lbs) 382 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |