ENGLISH

Jacopo da Firenze's Tractatus Algorismi and Early Italian Abbacus Culture (Science Networks. Historical Studies)

By Jens Hoyrup

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
9783764383909, 3764383909
Open Library ID
OL16390477M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3348706 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
489\489
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book deals with one of the earliest surviving "abbacus" treatises, one that is by far more orderly than any of the extant predecessors and is also the first to contain a presentation of algebra. The book contains an edition and an English translation of a manuscript from c. 1450. In addition, it features an extensive discussion of the contents of the treatise and its location within early abbacus culture.

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