Binary Numeration: From Ancient Egypt to a 19th Century French Mathematical Recreation
This article focuses on the use of base 2 in two historical contexts: ancient Egypt during the Middle Kingdom and 19th-century France. In ancient Egypt, base 2 was central to the “duplation” algorithm to multiply two numbers. In 19th-century France, it featured in mathematical recreations by Charle...
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| التنسيق: | مقال |
| اللغة: | English |
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Grupo de Pesquisa sobre Práticas Socioculturais e Educação Matemática (GPSEM)
2024-03-01
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| سلاسل: | REMATEC. Revista de Matemática, Ensino e Cultura |
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://www.rematec.net.br/index.php/rematec/article/view/607 |