Why did Thomas Harriot invent binary?

DOI10.1007/S00283-023-10271-9MaRDI QIDQ6638648zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Lloyd Strickland

Publication date 14 November 2024

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/S00283-023-10271-9

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of mathematics in the 15th and 16th centuries, Renaissance (01A40)

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Cites work

• Binary Numeration before Leibniz
• Geschichte der Mathematik. II. Teil. Von \textit{Cartesius} bis zur Wende des 18. Jahrhunderts. I. Hälfte. Arithmetik, Algebra Analysis. Bearbeitet unter Benutzung des Nachlasses von Dr. \textit{Anton von Braunmühl}.
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