Mathematics in Medieval India
Overview
Indian mathematicians developed some of the most important concepts in mathematics, including place-value numeration and zero. By developing new techniques in ar...
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Arab Contributions to Trigonometry
Overview
Trigonometry is one of the most practical branches of mathematics, finding uses in engineering, physics, chemistry, surveying, and virtually every other sci...
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Greek Texts Are Translated Into Arabic
Overview
Greek was the language of philosophy, and therefore of science, in the Mediterranean world from the time of the Greek city states through the period of ...
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The Transmission of Arabic Science to Europe
Overview
After centuries of struggling to preserve the most basic elements of scholarship and literacy, in the tenth century European scholars became aware...
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Mathematics in Medieval India