The Earliest Numbers
- Date
1955
- Summary
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Shows man's first effort to count with symbols, and demonstrates how Egyptian and Babylonian mathematic have contributed to our present number system. Stresses this contribution in terms of the essential elements of a modern numeration system: base, place, symbols, zero, decimal point. Through models, demonstrates and explains certain physical methods of writing and reckoning with numbers. Devices shown are the English tally stick, quipa, abacus, and counting board. From these, such words and ideas are identified as "sock, bank, carry", and "borrow". (University of Michigan Television) Kinescope.
- Contributors
University of Michigan Television; Dr. Phillip Jones; Garnet Garrison; Hazen Schumacher; Robert Newman; Thomas Coates; Frederick Remley
- Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
- Genres
Educational; Historical
- Subject
Mathematics ; Number systems.
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- No Copyright - United States
- Physical Description
1 film reel (33 min.) sound,black and white/monochrome; 16 mm
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7826988; Other: GR00435270; MDPI Barcode: 40000003389238
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.