A HISTORY OF MATHEMATICAL NOTATIONS

By F. CANIU

CONTENTS PART 1 NUMERALS ? CURIOUS BEGINNINGS * * CERTAIN ANCIENT NUMBER SYSTEMS ?? * SILK AND ROYAL ROADS *? ? TE INDIAN GIF *? ? ARRIVAL IN EUROPE ?? ? TE ARAB GIF ?? ? LIBER ABBACI ?? ? REFUTING ORIGINS ?* PART 2 ALGEBRA ? SANS SYMBOLS ?? ?? DIOPHANTUS’S ARITHMETICA ?* ?? TE GREAT ART ??? ?* SYMBOL INFANCY ??? ?* TE TIMID SYMBOL ?*? ?? HIERARCHIES OF DIGNITY ?** ?? VOWELS AND CONSONANTS ??? ?? TE EXPLOSION ??? ?? A CATALOGUE OF SYMBOLS ??? ?? TE SYMBOL MASTER ??? ?? TE LAST OF THE MAGICIANS ??? PART 3 THE POWER OF SYMBOLS *? RENDEZVOUS IN THE MIND ??? *? TE GOOD SYMBOL ??? ** INVISIBLE GORILLAS ??* ** MENTAL PICTURES *?? *? CONCLUSION *?? PART