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Which nation/empire was the most instrumental in the advancement of mathematics
Saladin:
We are both wrong.
The mayans invented it first.
The Maya, about the 1st century ad, used a small oval containing an inner arc to denote zero. About five centuries later the Hindus began to use a circle or a dot as a symbol for zero; the dot later fell into disuse.
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Saladin:
LOL, we were both getting at the wrong thing.
The Mayans! XD
Freaked12:
Never Heard of Mayans Inventing zero man.
It was all made In India.
I mean i read this in so many books.
Ahana will be pissed real bad :P
Saladin:
--- Quote from: Requiem on August 22, 2010, 11:05:00 pm ---Never Heard of Mayans Inventing zero man.
It was all made In India.
I mean i read this in so many books.
Ahana will be pissed real bad :P
--- End quote ---
Well, this is directly from Encarta. I will also take a look at Britannica.
Saladin:
There is no article on the number zero in Britannica.
But I think Encarta is more than suffice to quell all doubts.
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Both of them are Ph.D in Mathematics, and from highly respected universities.
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