A Connected Curriculum: The South Asia History Project
What do ancient India and video calls have in common? It’s not a trick question. Aryabhatta (476–550 CE) was an Indian mathematician whose place-value system was instrumental to the development of zero. Over thousands of years, and further established through thinkers such as Persian mathematician Al-Khwarizmi (c.780 – c.850 CE), that concept of zero underlies … Read more
