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Arithmetica universalis
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1. Genesis and meaning of the term

In the narrower sense, Arithmetica universalis is the title of a lecture manuscript written by  Sir Isaac Newton in the 1680s and first published in book form in 1707. In this work, Newton treated universal arithmetic,  alge…

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Jahnke, Hans Niels, “Arithmetica universalis”, in: Encyclopedia of Early Modern History Online, Editors of the English edition: Graeme Dunphy, Andrew Gow. Original German Edition: Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit. Im Auftrag des Kulturwissenschaftlichen Instituts (Essen) und in Verbindung mit den Fachherausgebern herausgegeben von Friedrich Jaeger. Copyright © J.B. Metzlersche Verlagsbuchhandlung und Carl Ernst Poeschel Verlag GmbH 2005–2012. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2352-0272_emho_COM_017049>
First published online: 2015
First print edition: 20160321



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