2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.hm.2008.09.004
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Decimal periods and their tables: A German research topic (1765–1801)

Abstract: At the beginning of the 18th century, several mathematicians noted regularities in the decimal expansions of common fractions. Rules of thumb were set up, but it was only from 1760 onwards that the first attempts to try to establish a coherent theory of periodic decimal fractions appeared. J.H. Lambert was the first to devote two essays to the topic, but his colleagues at the Berlin Academy, J. III Bernoulli and J.L. Lagrange, also spent time on the problem. Apart from the theoretical side of the question, the… Show more

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“…. , 9}, was investigated by Gauss and earlier authors centuries ago, see [5] for a historical account, and [33] for recent developments. As discussed in Articles 14-18 in [17], the period, denoted by ord p (10) = d ≥ 1, is a divisor of p − 1.…”
Section: Application To Repeated Decimalsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…. , 9}, was investigated by Gauss and earlier authors centuries ago, see [5] for a historical account, and [33] for recent developments. As discussed in Articles 14-18 in [17], the period, denoted by ord p (10) = d ≥ 1, is a divisor of p − 1.…”
Section: Application To Repeated Decimalsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the generalization to complex variables is straightforward and doesn't change our conclusions. For that purpose we use the Bézout's identity [29] stating:…”
Section: Non-harmonic Revival Of Expectation Valuesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…. , 9}, was investigated by Wallis, Lambert, Gauss and earlier authors centuries ago, see [10] for a historical account. As discussed in Articles 14-to-18 in [43], the period, denoted by ord p (10…”
Section: Densities For the Repeating Decimalsmentioning
confidence: 99%