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  1. Inca mathematics - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Inca_mathematics/

    7 Mar 2023: The concrete way of conceiving numbers is illustrated by different words used when describing properties of numbers. ... G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998).

  2. Bhaskara II (1114 - 1185) - Biography - MacTutor History of…

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    30 Dec 2023: n. 1dj 9,j=1,2,.,n. Then Bhaskaracharya's problem is to find the total number of numbers of the form () that satisfy. ... R Calinger (ed.), Classics of Mathematics (New Jersey, 1995). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the

  3. Egyptian mathematics - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    18 Jan 2024: Most historians believe that the Egyptians did not think of numbers as abstract quantities but always thought of a specific collection of 8 objects when 8 was mentioned. ... G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of

  4. Babylonian numerals - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Babylonian_numerals/

    7 Mar 2023: Returning to empty places in the middle of numbers we can look at actual examples where this happens. ... J., 1999). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998).

  5. Indian numerals - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Indian_numerals/

    10 Jul 2023: show). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998). ... L C Karpinski, The history of arithmetic (New York, 1965). K W Menninger, Number words and number symbols : A cultural history of

  6. Egyptian Papyri - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    18 Jan 2024: G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998). ... Inst. Math. Appl. 16 (10) (1980), 219-221. S Gandz, A few notes on Egyptian and Babylonian mathematics, in Studies and Essays in the History of

  7. Babylonian Pythagoras - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    18 Jan 2024: show). A Aaboe, Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics (1964). ... J., 1999). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998).

  8. Mayan mathematics - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    7 Mar 2023: 1566) which describes the hieroglyphics, customs, temples, religious practices and history of the Mayans which his own actions had done so much to eradicate. ... G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer

  9. Babylonian mathematics - MacTutor History of Mathematics

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    18 Jan 2024: 9 (Göteborg, 1978). G Ifrah, A universal history of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the computer (London, 1998). ... 3 (1976), 417-439. A E Raik, From the early history of algebra.

  10. Mathematics and Architecture - MacTutor History of Mathematics

    https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/Architecture/

    7 Mar 2023: The ten books are as follows:. Principles of architectural. History of architecture, and architectural materials. ... G Ifrah, The Universal History of Numbers (London, 1998). P Radelet-de Grave and E Benvenuto, Entre mécanique et architecture (Basel,