A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s7.2
A History of Agriculture in India v2.c53.s7.2
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v2.c53.s7.2
After paper, the greatest contribution of the Arabs to the advancement of knowledge was the introduction of the Hindu invention of the zero in arithmetic. Before this, the Roman numerals were in use and their range was limited. The zero liberated arithmetic, and people could now count in millions, billions and trillions.