Abstract

The first extensive definition and development of the arithmetical triangle are credited to Blaise Pascal. However, Jordanus de Nemore discussed its construction and use in Book IX, Proposition 70, of De arithmetica. An analysis of Jordanus's thinking and a critical edition of the proposition are presented.

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