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To: Coeur de Lion

It is said that the numeric ZERO was invented by Muzzle-em Arabs . . . wherefore, I contend it is now time to reduce them to absolute ZERO (in humble respect of their suppose invention, of course) !!! ;-))

12 posted on 11/15/2002 3:33:17 AM PST by GeekDejure

To: GeekDejure

It is said that the numeric ZERO was invented by Muzzle-em Arabs

The Arabs got it from the the Hindus - but in may in fact go back as far as the Alexandrian Greeks.

30 posted on 11/18/2002 2:27:25 AM PST by anapikoros

To: GeekDejure

They invented zero and have contibuted the same to civilization ever since.

34 posted on 05/22/2007 10:22:12 AM PDT by Ignatz (Did you know that before the internal combustion engine, there was no weather at all?)

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