Lexarithmic Research Library
7 thematic articles with historical, archaeological and mathematical sources. We trace the journey of Greek alphabetic numeration from its origin in Naucratis (6th cent. BC) to the modern research of Eleftherios Argyropoulos. Sources: Chrisomalis, Psychoyos, Ast & Lougovaya, Acerbi, Barry, Dornseiff.
The Birth of the Milesian System
Origin of alphabetic numeration from Naucratis on the Nile
Typology of Numeral Systems
The 5 types of numerical notation per Chrisomalis
Archaeological Evidence
Alphabetaria and inscriptions documenting alphabetic numeration
Isopsephy in the Greco-Roman World
Use in magical papyri, oracles, satirical and religious inscriptions
Byzantine Mathematical Tradition
Numerical properties of the alphabet per the Byzantines — Acerbi (2019)
Descendant Alphabetic Systems
10 alphabetic numerations that copied the Greek structure
Modern Lexarithmic Research
Eleftherios Argyropoulos and the discovery of π (5/5/1998)
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