Description

Aritmetika is the first arithmetic textbook published in Bulgarian and the first textbook written by Khristaki Pavlovich (1804−48). It was widely used in 19th century Bulgaria. The book covers basic arithmetic, but it also includes instructions on calculating dates of various Orthodox holidays using a device called ruka paskhalna (a palm to calculate the dates of Easter) or ruka mesiachna (a palm to calculate the days in a month). The book was published in Serbia, which had attained autonomy within the Ottoman Empire and where a royal Serbian publishing ...