MesoCalc: A Mesopotamian Calculator

MesoCalc is a Mesopotamian calculator. It computes in sexagesimal place-value notation, operates on measures and converts dates.

Features

History

MesoCalc was created in March 2013 by Baptiste Mélès (CNRS, Archives Henri Poincaré, Université de Lorraine) with the scientific assistance of Christine Proust (CNRS, Université Paris-Diderot) in the framework of the SAW Project (Mathematical Sciences in the Ancient World), headed by Karine Chemla (CNRS, Université Paris-Diderot).

MesoCalc includes computations made by Mathieu Ossendrijver (Humboldt-Universität) and a calendar designed by Bruno Gombert (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, ARSCAN), with their benevolent acceptance.

Installation

• Online use: Open MesoCalc on Baptiste Mélès' website.

• Offline use: Download the mesocalc.html file.

Usage

• Online use: Open MesoCalc on Baptiste Mélès' website.

• Offline use: Open in your browser your local copy of mesocalc.html.

Documentation

You can either read the included documentation, or read the PDF guide mesocalc-tutorial.pdf.

Contact and support

Baptiste Mélès (CNRS, Archives Henri-Poincaré—PReST, Université de Lorraine) [email protected]

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.

License

GPL-3.0