THE MYSTERY OF THE DISCOVERY OF ZERO

THE MYSTERY OF THE DISCOVERY OF ZERO

Zero was an invention of the Hindu mathematicians, working more than 2,000 years ago. Their discovery of zero led them to positional numbers, simpler arithmetic calculations, negative numbers, algebra with a symbolic notation, the idea of infinitesimals, infinity, fractions and irrational numbers. I...

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Veröffentlicht in:Etc. 2017-07, Vol.74 (3/4), p.327-339
1. Verfasser: Logan, Robert K.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Algebra
Arithmetic
Discovery and exploration
Fractions
Geometry
Greek civilization
Hindus
History
Imagination
Logic
Logical Thinking
Mathematicians
Mathematics
Mathematics Instruction
Maya (People)
Modern Mathematics
Number systems
Numbers
Philosophy
Secondary Schools
Teaching Methods
Zero (The number)
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Zusammenfassung:Zero was an invention of the Hindu mathematicians, working more than 2,000 years ago. Their discovery of zero led them to positional numbers, simpler arithmetic calculations, negative numbers, algebra with a symbolic notation, the idea of infinitesimals, infinity, fractions and irrational numbers. It has always been a source of mystery and surprise to the historians of mathematics that the germinal idea of zero was a discovery of Hindus and not the Greeks. Here, Logan discusses mystery of the discovery of zero.
ISSN:0014-164X
2168-9245