I could give you any number of islamic inventions....apart from zero....it was the Indians who gave us nothing
Let's just say advanced mathematics then.I could give you any number of islamic inventions....apart from zero....it was the Indians who gave us nothing
Let's just say advanced mathematics then.
I think it's more complex than that, different texts were preserved in different regions. I think the idea of Europe as uncivilised barbarians vs the enlightened Islamic world is a misleading as the inverse.Certainly algebra.
And if I recall aright - pretty much the whole renaissance; many ancient texts of wisdom only came back to Europe having been safely stored in Islamic libraries while Europe busily burnt them all in a misguided attempt to bring light to the dark ages.
There's me thinking fentanyl is good for you, like Guinness.Donald thinks that people just need to know that drugs are bad, m'kay, and that'll sort everything out.
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Donald thinks that people just need to know that drugs are bad, m'kay, and that'll sort everything out.
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I could give you any number of islamic inventions....apart from zero....it was the Indians who gave us nothing
Is that bigotry or ignorance?tbf we should not of been surprised when half of america voted for trump.. they having history of being daft racist twats at the best of time
Did 56% of Survey Respondents Say 'No' to Teaching Arabic Numerals?
It's actually not that bad.Is that bigotry or ignorance?
Do you think it would go much better if the poll was taken in the UK?
I think the top row is Eastern Arabic, the bottom row Western Arabic.Question is ambiguous. Although the English number system is called ‘Arabic’, there are also numbers within the Arabic writing system that are also Arabic numerals.
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I have literally taught Chinese numerals in an English school and any daftness was down to me, not the topic.If someone aksed if Chinese numerals should be taught in English schools, the answer is obviously no as it would be daft.