How to spell the Greek alphabet letters

Fabio Acerbi (1, 2)

1 OM - ORIENT ET MÉDITERRANÉE : Textes, Archéologie, Histoire
2 OM-MB - Équipe Monde Byzantin

A text contained in a 10th century manuscript and that provides a mathematical reason for spelling the Greek alphabet letters in a specific way is published and discussed.

Mots clés: Greek alphabet letters; combinatorics; numerical notation; Byzantine mathematics

Domaines: Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences; Etudes classiques

Fabio Acerbi. How to spell the Greek alphabet letters. Revista de Estudios Bizantinos, 2019, 7, pp.119-130. ⟨10.1344/EBizantinos2019.7.6⟩. ⟨halshs-02535748⟩