Brahmagupta
598 – 668 · India · Mathematics
First to treat zero as a number and define rules for negatives.
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Inherited from1
- Aryabhata
476 – 550 · Mathematics, Astronomy
Brahmagupta extends Aryabhata's astronomy and gives zero its arithmetic rules.
Passed the work to1
- Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
780 – 850 · Mathematics, Astronomy
Indian decimal numerals and zero pass through al-Khwarizmi into the Arabic mathematical tradition.
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