Early Western names for Indian-Arabic numerals and their occurence (Q2737632)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1645802
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| English | Early Western names for Indian-Arabic numerals and their occurence |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1645802 |
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25 July 2002
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Early Western names for Indian-Arabic numerals and their occurence (English)
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Igin, andras, ormis, arbas, quimas, calcis, zenis, temenias, celentis -- these, or variants, were the names used for the numerals 1 to 9 by European calculators in the twelfth century. The author discusses manuscripts of the period treating numeration and calculation, as well as the opinions of various scholars on the derivation of these terms.NEWLINENEWLINEFor the entire collection see [Zbl 0963.00039].
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