The Sixty System of Sumer

communicated by В. L. van der Waerden; The Sumerian number system … appears to be a cross between a quinary-vigesimal system and a decimal system with the vigesimal dominating up to the base 60.

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. VerfasserIn: Seidenberg, A.
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
In:Archive for History of Exact Sciences
Jahr: 1965, Band: 2/5, Seiten: 436-440
KeiBi Identifikator:29:1049
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:communicated by В. L. van der Waerden; The Sumerian number system … appears to be a cross between a quinary-vigesimal system and a decimal system with the vigesimal dominating up to the base 60.