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To: Bill Fischofer who wrote (8792)	10/27/2001 9:43:45 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (2) of 27666

Hello Bill. Thanks for your reply. was not aware of these things so did a quick search again :-) ......." The words algebra, algorithm, azimuth, and admiral, among others are all of Arabic origin. We use Arabic numerals, which replaced the earlier and more cumbersome Roman numerals,"... Algerbra...yep math.tamu.edu The Origins of Algebra museums.reading.ac.uk Right you are! Quite a few Arabic words here. Algorithm. Azimuth. Admiral LATINIZED AND ENGLISH NAMES OF ARABIC ORIGIN. users.erols.com Arabic Numerals. No cigar on this one :o) The Medieval Technology Pages " It should be noted that the Arabic numerals were neither invented by nor used by the Arabs. They were developed in India by the Hindus around 600 AD. Interestingly, these numbers were written "backwards", thus one hundred twenty three was written 321. Around 750 AD this system of decimal arithmetic was brought to Persia when several important Hindu works were translated into Arabic. " Full article >>> scholar.chem.nyu.edu Some very smart folks on this thread. Lorne

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