The Development of Arabic Numerals in Europe
Author: Sir George Francis Hill
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 144
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 144
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 146
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Keith Devlin
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2012-11-01
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1408822482
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the seventh and eighth centuries and brought to North Africa by Muslim traders, the Hindu-Arabic system helped transform the West into the dominant force in science, technology, and commerce, leaving behind Muslim cultures which had long known it but had failed to see its potential.The young Italian, Leonardo of Pisa (better known today as Fibonacci), had learned the Hindu number system when he traveled to North Africa with his father, a customs agent. The book he created was Liber abbaci, the 'Book of Calculation', and the revolution that followed its publication was enormous.Arithmetic made it possible for ordinary people to buy and sell goods, convert currencies, and keep accurate records of possessions more readily than ever before. Liber abbaci's publication led directly to large-scale international commerce and the scientific revolution of the Renaissance. Yet despite the ubiquity of his discoveries, Leonardo of Pisa remains an enigma. His name is best known today in association with an exercise in Liber abbaci whose solution gives rise to a sequence of numbers - the Fibonacci sequence - used by some to predict the rise and fall of financial markets, and evident in myriad biological structures. In The Man of Numbers, Keith Devlin recreates the life and enduring legacy of an overlooked genius, and in the process makes clear how central numbers and mathematics are to our daily lives.
Author: Sir George Francis Hill
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 125
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: G F (George Francis) 1867-1948 Hill
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2021-09-09
Total Pages: 138
ISBN-13: 9781013296741
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Laurence Sigler
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 736
ISBN-13: 1461300797
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →First published in 1202, Fibonacci’s Liber Abaci was one of the most important books on mathematics in the Middle Ages, introducing Arabic numerals and methods throughout Europe. This is the first translation into a modern European language, of interest not only to historians of science but also to all mathematicians and mathematics teachers interested in the origins of their methods.
Author: Menso Folkerts
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 370
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume complements the previous collection of articles by Menso Folkerts, Essays on Early Medieval Mathematics. It deals with the development of mathematics in Europe from the 12th century to about 1500.
Author: Smith David Eugene
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Published: 1901
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ISBN-13: 9780243848379
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