The Earliest arithmetics in English
By: ed. with introduction by Robert Steele.
Contributors: Alexander, de Villa Dei.; Sacro Bosco, Joannes de, fl. 1230.; Record, Robert, 1510?-1558.; Steele, Robert, 1860-1944.
Series: Early English Text Society. Extra series -- no. CXVIII. 1922 (for 1916); Early English Text Society (Series) -- no. CXVIII. 1922 (for 1916)
Publisher: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by H. Milford, Oxford University Press
Published: 1922
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 84
Subjects: Arithmetic -- Early works to 1900.; Mathematics -- History.; Algorithms.
Genres: Early works to 1900.
Table of contents: value: Introduction.; value: The crafte of nombrynge, a translation and amplification of one of the glosses on the De algorismo of Alexander de Villa Dei (Egerton ms. 2622); value: The art of nombryng, a translation of John of Holywood's De arte numerandi (Ashmole ms. 396, fol. 48); value: Accomptynge by counters, reprinted from the 1543 edition of Robert Record's Arithmetic, printed by R. Wolfe.; value: Appendix I. A treatise on the numeration of algorism (From a 14th century ms.) II. Carmen de algorismo, by Alexander de Villa Dei (B.M. ms., 8 C IV., with additions from 12 E. 1 & Eg. 2622)