Reference Topics 4-1

Egyptian calculator:
http://homepage.isomedia.com/~mjohns/calc.htm

Roman numeral calculator:
http://www.novaroma.org/via_romana/numbers.html

Cuneiform calculator:
https://www.dcode.fr/babylonian-numbers

Links to information on numeration systems:
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Section 4.1: Early Numeration Systems

4.1 Outline

  1. Basic ideas
    1. number
    2. counting number
    3. numeral
    4. numeration system
  2. Egyptian numeration system
    1. simple grouping system
    2. hieroglyphic symbols
    3. addition principle
    4. repetitive system
  3. Roman numeration system
    1. Roman numerals
    2. subtractive principle
    3. multiplicative principle
  4. Babylonian numeration system
    1. positional system
    2. cuneiform symbols
    3. properties of
See the whole entry