The Arithmeticke Project
A Collaborative Research Study of the Diffusion of Hindu-Arabic Numerals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12669306 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Wardley (University of the West of England, corresponding author), Pauline White (Warminster Community Hospital, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-17 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-1180 • E-ISSN: 1751-3812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/fch.2003.6.1.002 |
| OpenAlex | W2126526319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
The Arithmeticke Project comprised a series of micro-studies by Family and Community Historical Research Society members in England and Ireland designed to test the findings of Peter Wardley in respect of the diffusion of the use of Hindu-Arabic in place of Roman numerals, a spontaneous change on the part of individual scribes that occurred without official direction. Inventories for the period I540-I700 were the major primary source and attention was focussed on the monetary values recorded in the valuation column of these documents. Reflecting other work on this issue, the findings showed a significant transition in the numerals used in the valuation columns from the late I6th century to the mid-I7th, but with notable exceptions. The investigation was extended subsequently by examination of other documents, including wills, churchwardens’ accounts and estate papers. As the first such project undertaken by the Society, it has provided a blueprint for future ventures
Arabic · Arithmetic · Art · Blueprint · Economics · Estate · Genealogy · Hinduism · Linguistics · Numeral system · Period (music · Political science · Probate · Sociology · Valuation (finance · Visual arts · Historical Economic and Legal Thought · History · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Accounting
| Citations per year | 0.18 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2022 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |