Every advance of civilization brought it with it, that more and more numbers were needed. if …
Month: March 2016
How long do you write on a million?
In ancient Egypt as well as in China, Greece and Rome used special signs, a …
How to write numbers in ancient times?
The ancient Egyptians wrote their numerals on papyrus (a special paper made of reeds), malten sie auf Tongefäße oder meißelten sie …
Who invented the numerals?
The oldest written numbers, that you have found, were around in Egypt and Mesopotamia 3000 v. Chr. second hand; these peoples, …
How did the people of the past count?
First, early man used sign language, to express the number, which he meant. Er hat vielleicht auf die …
The mathematics of early history
Many primitive peoples used pebbles, how we use the balls on a calculating machine. Die Inkas in Peru (picture) verwendeten Knotenschnüre.…
What is a position system ?
The payment 412 and 124 are written with the same digits; but we know, that they represent different numerical values. The …
What is stereometry?
If we add a height to the length and width of an area, verlassen wir die ebene Geometrie und kommen zur …