phil7782 wrote:
http://www.howtogeek.com/171824/the-weird-truth-about-arabic-numerals/
And now you know....
Phil
Phil thanks for posting that was interesting.
This was fascinating and a great link! Thanks so much for sharing this.
Thank you. Now my brain is full again.
Thanks for the link. Very interesting. I still can't figure out what "x" is though...
When in doubt, solve for "Y" and subtract "1"...
Phil
That is at the heart of the Islamist take over of the west!
RMM
Loc: Suburban New York
ole sarg wrote:
That is at the heart of the Islamist take over of the west!
With numbers? Or are they going to beat us at algebra?
Considering that most of those Middle Eastern countries still live in Stone-Age like conditions, I don't see how Algebra has helped them that much...
Also, as the video explains, the number symbols we currently use are Hindi based, since the "original" Arabic number symbols were easily "edited" resulting in much thievery.
Phil
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