| Reference number | AP/14/8 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Unpublished paper and letter, 'Essai sur le calcul duodécimal ou la Zouacise' ['Essay on duodecimal calculation or Zouacise'] by A Gautier |
| Date | [1830] |
| Description | Gautier seeks to prove that a 12-based system of counting and calculation, also referred to by Gautier as Zouacise [a combination of the French word for 'twelve' and the Greek word for 'times'], is superior to a system based on 10. Includes one set of illustrations in the text. Preceded by a covering letter from Gautier to the Royal Society.
Subject: Mathematics |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 77p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related records in the catalogue | AP/14/8/1 |
| AP/14/8/2 |
| AP/14/8/3 |