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Allegory of Arithmetic, 16th Century

Classic woodcut of Arithmetica (or the Allegory of Arithmetic) supervising a contest between BoÃ«thius, representing written calculation using Hindu-Arabic numbers, and Pythagoras, represented as using a counting board. From the Margarita philosophica (Pearl of Wisdom) of Gregor Reisch (1467 - 1525). The first edition was published in 1503. Anicius Manlius Severinus BoÃ«thius, commonly called Boethius (480-524/525 AD) was a philosopher of the early 6th century. Pythagoras of Samos, "Pythagoras the Samian", (570- 495 BC) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician.

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Allegory of Arithmetic, 16th Century

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Classic woodcut of Arithmetica (or the Allegory of Arithmetic) supervising a contest between BoÃ«thius, representing written calculation using Hindu-Arabic numbers, and Pythagoras, represented as using a counting board. From the Margarita philosophica (Pearl of Wisdom) of Gregor Reisch (1467 - 1525). The first edition was published in 1503. Anicius Manlius Severinus BoÃ«thius, commonly called Boethius (480-524/525 AD) was a philosopher of the early 6th century. Pythagoras of Samos, "Pythagoras the Samian", (570- 495 BC) was a Greek philosopher and mathematician.

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30.5 x 40.0 cm | 12.0 x 15.8 in (300 dpi)

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