Base 60 Multiplication Table for the Number Forty-Five
Column I Column II
2 22,30
4 11,15
5 9
6 7,30
12 3,45
20 2,15
30 1,30
2 22,30
4 11,15
5 9
6 7,30
12 3,45
20 2,15
30 1,30
The Trivium and Quadrivium
Prior to this reading, I knew nothing about the development of medieval arithmetic and its progression from the trivium and quadrivium. Thus, it was shocking to learn that the processes of defining liberal arts and what studies should be rudimentary to one's education were discussed in medieval times over 2000 years ago; an important topic of discussion regardless of era. I was overwhelmed by the sheer fact many of these ancient Greek and Roman philosophers such as Plato and Seneca were concerned in the composition of education and what should be taught and for how long. Additionally, something that really made me stop was ancient Greece's definition of "logistics" where they wanted differentiate the arithmetic of business from the study of number, which was solely "arithmetic." Subsequently, the greeks differentiated logic from logistic, where logistic was a study for children and slaves, whereas logic was for the "free man." As I read I cont...
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