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The Weird Truth About Arabic Numerals

Hank unravels the fascinating yarn of how the world came to use so-called Arabic numerals -- from the scholarship of ancient Hindu mathematicians, to Muslim scientist Al-Khwarizmi, to the merchants of medieval Italy.

English
  • Originally Aired September 3, 2013
  • Runtime 10 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Created September 24, 2013 by
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