A reconstruction of Joncourt's table of triangular numbers (1762)

Denis Roegel (1)

1 MOSEL - Proof-oriented development of computer-based systems

This is an analysis and reconstruction of Joncourt's table of triangular numbers, one of only very few such tables, which was an alternative to other methods for the computation of squares, the extraction of square roots, and even the multiplication.

Domaines: Génie logiciel [cs.SE]; Histoire et perspectives sur les mathématiques [math.HO]

Denis Roegel. A reconstruction of Joncourt's table of triangular numbers (1762). [Research Report] 2013. ⟨hal-00880843⟩