The Earliest Arithmetics in English
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The Earliest Arithmetics in English
EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION
BY
ROBERT STEELE
LONDON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY
AMEN CORNER, E.C. 4. 1922.
INTRODUCTION
The Subject Matter.
The Pre-Medieval Instruments Used in Calculation.
Classical Roman Methods of Calculation.
The Boethian Abacus.
The Abacists.
The Algorists.
Modern Arithmetic.
Digital Arithmetic.
The Use of “Arabic” Figures.
The Counting Board.
* ¶ The seconde dialoge of accomptynge by counters.
APPENDIX I.
APPENDIX II.
INDEX OF TECHNICAL TERMS1
GLOSSARY
MARGINAL NOTES
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