Ψαμμίτης
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Ψαμμίτης is the original Ancient Greek title of Archimedes’ work known in English as "The Sand Reckoner," a treatise in which he develops a system for expressing extremely large numbers to estimate the count of grains of sand in the universe.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancient Greek work
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mathematical treatise ⓘ work by Archimedes ⓘ |
| addresses |
the size of the Earth
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the size of the Sun ⓘ the size of the fixed-star sphere ⓘ the size of the universe as conceived in Hellenistic astronomy ⓘ |
| aim | to estimate the number of grains of sand that could fit in the universe ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Archimedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonstrates | that numbers larger than previously used Greek numerals can be systematically expressed ⓘ |
| develops | a system for expressing extremely large numbers ⓘ |
| discipline | history of mathematics ⓘ |
| field |
mathematical astronomy
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mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| genre | mathematical treatise ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Psammites
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Psammites (The Sand Reckoner) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
application of mathematics to physical cosmos
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limits of human comprehension of large quantities ⓘ |
| influenced | later studies of large numbers ⓘ |
| introduces | a higher-order place-value system ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
astronomy
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cosmology ⓘ estimation of grains of sand ⓘ large numbers ⓘ number notation ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conceptual extension of numerical notation beyond everyday magnitudes
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early use of a positional-like system for large numbers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of works by Archimedes ⓘ |
| period | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| studiedIn | classical philology ⓘ |
| survivesAs | Ancient Greek manuscripts ⓘ |
| titleInAncientGreek | Ψαμμίτης ⓘ |
| titleInEnglish | The Sand Reckoner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses | Greek alphabetic numerals ⓘ |
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