Diophantus is modern. - Simon Stevin

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Diophantus is modern.

Simon Stevin

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About Simon Stevin

(1548–1620), sometimes called Stevinus, was a Flemish mathematician, physicist and military engineer. He was active in a great many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical.

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Nicomachus Richard Dedekind Augustus De Morgan John Wallis Thomas Little Heath

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The sixt Definition. A Whole number is either a unitie, or a compounded multitude of unities.

The second Definition. Number is that which expresseth the quantitie of each thing.

...the use of the Disme ...to teach such as doe not already know the use and practize of Numeration, and the foure principles of common Arithmetick, in whole numbers, namely, Addition, Substraction, Multiplication, & Division, together with the Golden Rule, sufficient to instruct the most ignorant in the usuall practize of this Art of Disme or Decimall Arithmeticke