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“The Saracens adopted the decimal system of numerical notation from the Hindus, and this was improved by Mohammed Ben Musa, who, in the ninth century, introduced zero as a mathematical quantity. This same Mohammed Ben Musa wrote the first systematic treatise on algebra, devised a formula for the solution of quadratic equations, and was the author of a Treatise on Spherical Trigonometry.”
Source: John G. Jackson. Introduction to African Civilizations. pg. 181. 1970.
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