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Mathematics, Hindoos, Arabs, etc -- Choostahai stay away!

Posted: Jun 16, 2009 Tue 04:04 pm     Views: 155    Interacts: 4

The issue of whether the Hindoos invented the zero or the Arabic numerals, and other important advances in mathematics is irrelevant. The fact is that the Arabs chronicled these findings and thus gave their name to sifar (cipher) and the Arabic numerals. As heartbreaking as it may seem, the one who files the patent reaps the rewards.

Columbus "discovered" the "New" World, even though there were already human beings living all over those lands. Even Columbus got ripped off when Americus Vespucci wrote about the "new" continents, which were aptly named after him, giving us the Americas - both North and South. Thus, the United States of America honor Vespucci while poor Chris is left with DC - not many know that it stands for District of Columbia.

So like the "Indians" of the "New" World, the Indians of the old one got screwed. Arabs got zero and Hindoos got what Al-Khwarizmi's parrot left on the rock.


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Posted by Salim_Chauhan on Sunday June 21, 2009 10:41 am
Major,
If you guys invented the numbering system, then how come Choostahai can't count to 1?
Posted by major on Wednesday June 17, 2009 04:47 am
shah2 - what's new you learnt?...
Posted by major on Wednesday June 17, 2009 04:47 am
Salim - rape of you grand-moms by bedouins happened a long time ago, get over it already...how long are you going hold a grudge against hindoos for not protecting your grandmom?...

also - America may be named after Vespucci- but there is no Vespucci Day, there is the Columbus Day... Everybody knows who discovered America, despite the name... Likewise, everybody knows who invented number system, despite the name...

Get over it...
Posted by Shah2 on Tuesday June 16, 2009 05:57 pm
Well put .Learnt some thing new.... thanks

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