1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000029757

Autore

Urso, Tomaso

Titolo

Toponomastica bibliografica : guida ai nomi dei luoghi di stampa fino al 1799 / Tomaso Urso

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Firenze : <<Leo S.>> Olschki, 1990

ISBN

88-222-3732-3

Descrizione fisica

155 p. ; 21 cm

Collana

Biblioteconomia e bibliografia , Saggi e studi ; 23

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450435703321

Autore

Lam Lay Yong

Titolo

Fleeting footsteps [[electronic resource] ] : tracing the conception of arithmetic and algebra in ancient China / / Lam Lay Yong and Ang Tian Se

Pubbl/distr/stampa

River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2004

ISBN

1-281-88073-6

9786611880736

981-256-725-9

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AngTian Se

Disciplina

510.951

Soggetti

Mathematics, Chinese - Early works to 1800

Mathematics, Ancient

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Part two is the translation of Sun Zi suanjing.

Revised edition includes edited version of plenary lecture given at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Bejing in August 2002



entitled "Ancient Chinese mathematics and its influence on world mathematics."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Ancient Chinese Mathematics and Its Influence on World Mathematics; PART ONE; PART TWO; Appendix 1: Table of Reference for Problems of Sun Zi Suanjing; Appendix 2: Chronology of Dynasties; Bibliography; Supplementary Bibliography for Books in Chinese; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Hindu-Arabic numeral system (1, 2, 3,...) is one of mankind'sgreatest achievements and one of its most commonly usedinventions. How did it originate? Those who have written about thenumeral system have hypothesized that it originated in India; however,there is little evidence to support this claim. This book provides considerable evidence to show that theHindu-Arabic numeral system, despite its commonly accepted name,has its origins in the Chinese rod numeral system. This system waswidely used in China from antiquity till the 16th century. It was usedby officials, astronomers, traders an