Fibonacci (of the numbers fame) Merely Translated a Text of Indian Mathematics, Which Introduced the Decimal Number System to Europe

Source: – Subhash Kak / Twitter.com

Historians of mathematics are well aware that Fibonacci (of the numbers fame) merely translated a text of Indian mathematics, which introduced the decimal number system to Europe.https://t.co/bkwVwwQNKQ

— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) November 26, 2018

A note on Fibonacci and Indian mathematics is attached

(Computing: A Historical and Technical Perspective By Yoshihide Igarashi, Tom Altman, Mariko Funada, Barbara Kamiyama) pic.twitter.com/7ExBr82vF9

— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) November 26, 2018

From Fibonacci's autobiography where he explains his sources. pic.twitter.com/8upptLNhyH

— Subhash Kak (@subhashkak1) November 26, 2018