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Neat News 2017-259 (added 2017-09-16)

Zero in Old Manuscript

Public Domain by Augustus Hoernle

The introduction of zero plays an important role in the history of mathematics. In a 1800 year old Indian text now the probably oldest known written zero has been detected. This means that zero has been in use for 500 years more than previously thought.

News seen at: Der Spiegel - Science (in German)

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