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==The Tables==
 
==The Tables==
  
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===Left Side, Column 1, Table 1===
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Multiples of 9<sup>n</sup> (n from 0 to 7) and 17<sup>n</sup> (n from 8 to 1)
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 transcription factors note
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9 7 5 7 5 7 4 4 1 975757441 17<sup>8</sup> error: missing leading 6, should be  6975757441
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6 9 3 _ 4 8 _ 5 7 693048057 9 x 17<sup>7</sup> error: missing leading 3, should be  3693048057
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9 5 5 1 4 3 _ 8 9 955143089 9<sup>2</sup> x 17<sup>6</sup> error: missing leading 1, should be 1955143089
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1 3 5 _ 7 5 7 5 3 135075753 9<sup>3</sup> x 17<sup>5</sup> error: missing a zero, should be 1035075753
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5 4 7 9 8 1 2 8 1 547981281 9<sup>4</sup> x 17<sup>4</sup>
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2 9 _ 1 _ 7 7 3 7 290107737 9<sup>5</sup> x 17<sup>3</sup>
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1 5 3 5 8 6 4 4 9 153586449 9<sup>6</sup> x 17<sup>2</sup>
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_ 8 1 3 1 _ 4 7 3 081310473 9<sup>7</sup> x 17 SUE OCTO PARTIENT
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==Background==
 
==Background==

Revision as of 20:36, 24 October 2020

Notes on the numerical tables of Table arithmétique (Fragment), Latin 9377, f. 113[1] in the Bibliothèque nationale de France (Paris).

Description of Fragment

The fragment consists of a single sheet of parchment, folded in half, with numerical tables written on both the left and right sides of the inside (flesh-side) of the parchment.


A fascimile of the pages can be viewed at [1]:

outside (reverse of left side)

left side

right side

outside (reverse of right side)

On the left side are 2 columns, each with 3 tables (and each with a cut off table at the bottom. On the right side are 2 columns each with 1 continuous table.




The Tables

Left Side, Column 1, Table 1

Multiples of 9n (n from 0 to 7) and 17n (n from 8 to 1)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 transcription factors note
9 7 5 7 5 7 4 4 1 975757441 178 error: missing leading 6, should be 6975757441
6 9 3 _ 4 8 _ 5 7 693048057 9 x 177 error: missing leading 3, should be 3693048057
9 5 5 1 4 3 _ 8 9 955143089 92 x 176 error: missing leading 1, should be 1955143089
1 3 5 _ 7 5 7 5 3 135075753 93 x 175 error: missing a zero, should be 1035075753
5 4 7 9 8 1 2 8 1 547981281 94 x 174
2 9 _ 1 _ 7 7 3 7 290107737 95 x 173
1 5 3 5 8 6 4 4 9 153586449 96 x 172
_ 8 1 3 1 _ 4 7 3 081310473 97 x 17 SUE OCTO PARTIENT
  1. Note that both "9377" and "113" are prime. Coincidence?

Background

The numbers are "apices" of early Arabic numbers.

in a table from "Histoire de la Mathematique" by J.E. Montucla, published in 1757