Table arithmétique – Fragment
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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)
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
Background
The numbers are "apices" of early Arabic numbers.
in a table from "Histoire de la Mathematique" by J.E. Montucla, published in 1757
- ↑ Note that both "9377" and "113" are prime. Coincidence?