Nel segno di Toth. La meravigliosa avventura dei numeri dall’antichità all’età moderna

An erudite and enjoyable essay about how numbers and mathematics came to exist, and how they have evolved over the centuries.

Thot is the Egyptian god of knowledge, writing, magic, the measure of time, mathematics and geometry. He is represented as a sacred ibis, the bird that would fly over the Nile, or as a baboon.

Thot, the scribe, is considered the inventor of writing, numbers, and of all that involves counting and calculation in arithmetics. Thot invented what we need in order to measure time and space, sometimes through games, and convey it through writing. The greatest scholars in history have tried to follow the countless paths opened by Thot’s inventions and teachings, but always without success. It’s impossible to obtain the knowledge and power of such a great god, but thanks to this essay, it’s possible to get to know him better.