<strong>The Tradition of Large Integers in Historical Arithmetical Textbooks</strong>

"_This tradition apparently began with the two first texts that significantly contributed to the spread of the decimal system in Europe—the Latin translations of al- Khwarizmi’s treatise on decimal arithmetic, and Leonardo’s Liber Abaci, containing examples of reading a 16-digit and a 15-digit number respectively. Throughout the centuries, the order of magnitude of these introductory numbers increased, in general up to some 30 digits, but in some cases to over 60 digits._"

Bruckler, Franka Miriam and Stilinovic, Vladimir (2024) "The Tradition of Large Integers in Historical Arithmetical Textbooks," The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 21 : No. 1, Article 5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1617

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