09-02-2004, 01:31 AM
An intentionally short book (otherwise it would have to be "very long" says the author), "Numbering and Measuring in the Classical World, Revised 2nd Edition" by W.F. Richardson, is a great overview of how the Greeks and Romans did math. Published by Bristol Phoenix Press, 2004, ISBN 1-904675-18-2. This book is available through Oxbow Press, but David Brown does not have it as of this posting. I've been looking for any explanation of how Romans did and thought about math, and this is the best candidate so far.<br>
"Neither Greek nor Latin had a symbol for zero in its numeral system; this is because their systems did not use the concept of position, and so such a symbol was not needed."<br>
Chapters are:<br>
1. Cardinal Numbers<br>
2. Other number words<br>
3. Inclusive Reasoning: ante and post<br>
4. Symbols<br>
5. Fractions<br>
6. Simple Arithmetic<br>
7. Linear Measures<br>
8. Measuring Area and Volume<br>
9. Measuring Weight<br>
10 Measuring Capacity<br>
11. Measuring Value<br>
12. Some Financial Matters<br>
13. Sizes of Pipes and Nozzles<br>
14 Measuring Time <p>Legio XX<br>
Caput dolet, pedes fetent, Iesum non amo<br>
<br>
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"Neither Greek nor Latin had a symbol for zero in its numeral system; this is because their systems did not use the concept of position, and so such a symbol was not needed."<br>
Chapters are:<br>
1. Cardinal Numbers<br>
2. Other number words<br>
3. Inclusive Reasoning: ante and post<br>
4. Symbols<br>
5. Fractions<br>
6. Simple Arithmetic<br>
7. Linear Measures<br>
8. Measuring Area and Volume<br>
9. Measuring Weight<br>
10 Measuring Capacity<br>
11. Measuring Value<br>
12. Some Financial Matters<br>
13. Sizes of Pipes and Nozzles<br>
14 Measuring Time <p>Legio XX<br>
Caput dolet, pedes fetent, Iesum non amo<br>
<br>
</p><i></i>
Richard Campbell
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
Legio XX - Alexandria, Virginia
RAT member #6?
