Catalogue information

LastDodo number
322083
Area
Stamps
Title
Adam Riese
Face value
10
Country / area
Year
1959
Month
03
Day
28
Issue group
Order Number in Issue
Basic colour
Exact colour
Usage
Type
Theme / topic
Geographical theme
Item subject
Porträt zum 400. Todestag; Wappezeichnung
Michel number
308
Yvert number
179
Scott number
799
Stanley Gibbons number
1225
Luminescence
Printing technique
Paper
Print run
20.000.000
Dimensions / diameter
33 x 28 mm
Details

Adam Ries is considered the "father of modern arithmetic". With his works, he has contributed to the fact that the Indo-Arabic numerals are set off because they can be structured according to the place value system. He became known for his textbook "Rechenung auff der linihen und federn ...", which he wrote in German. As a result, he reached a large readership and was also able to contribute to the standardization of the German language.

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