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by andrewprock 2729 days ago
Writing, and in particular the Arabic numerals.
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gruez 2729 days ago
Unknown (as in, probably known in the past but was lost to history) != anonymous. Otherwise this thread will be filled with ancient/prehistoric inventions.
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sumedh 2729 days ago
> and in particular the Arabic numerals.

They got that from the Indians specifically Aryabhata and Brahmagupta.

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