How India, Not Arabs, Gifted Algebra To The World | William Dalrymple | I Witness

To most of the West, numbers came from the Arab world centuries ago. But that’s not quite the whole story. Author William Dalrymple talks in detail about how...

How India, Not Arabs, Gifted Algebra To The World | William Dalrymple | I Witness
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12.0K views • Jan 24, 2025
How India, Not Arabs, Gifted Algebra To The World | William Dalrymple | I Witness

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To most of the West, numbers came from the Arab world centuries ago. But that’s not quite the whole story. Author William Dalrymple talks in detail about how the world has India to thank for introducing it to numbers and their infinite use in trade and commerce. He also explains the origins of ‘algebra’ and ‘algorithm’ and how mathematics travelled from India to the world in ancient times.

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