To: MtnClimber
Reminds me of the old saw about the Arab who invented the zero: when he was praised on the accomplishment, he said it was really nothing.
6 posted on
04/30/2016 8:44:18 AM PDT by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: chajin
Arab who invented the zero The Arabs did not invent zero, the Indians did. The Arabs learned of zero while killing millions of Indians during the many Islamic invasions of India.
Wiki
The concept of zero as a digit in the decimal place value notation was developed in India, presumably as early as during the Gupta period (c. 5th century), with the oldest unambiguous evidence dating to the 7th century
10 posted on
04/30/2016 8:54:53 AM PDT by
jpsb
(Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied. Otto von Bismark)
To: chajin
Arabs didn’t invent the zero. Hindus did.
30 posted on
04/30/2016 10:27:04 AM PDT by
FredZarguna
(And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, slouches towards Fifth Avenue to be Born?)
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