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Arithmetics: Dixit algorizmi...

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  • Kitāb al-Jam‘ wat-Tafrīq bi-Ḥisāb al-Hi("The Book of Addition and Subtraction According to the Hindu Calculation")
  • Arabic original of the book has been lost
  • 12th century translation by Adelard of Bath (starting with "so said alKhwarizmi") introduced Hindu numerals in the west
  • Hindu numerals: position-based and including 0

Ancestors (1 superordinated path)