HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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Arabic Numerals
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Geometry
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Improved the Astrolabe
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Proved the earth was round by measuring it.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Muslim mathematicians invented the present arithmetical decimal system and the fundamental operations connected with it – addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, raising to a power, and extracting the square root and the cubic root.
Detailed explanation-2: -They used astronomy for navigation, creating a calendar, and for religious practices like finding the direction of Mecca for prayer.
Detailed explanation-3: -"Perhaps one of the most significant advances made by Arabic mathematics began at this time with the work of al-Khwarizmi, namely the beginnings of algebra.
Detailed explanation-4: -Islamic mathematicians quickly adopted the Indian system of numerals, which we know today as Arabic numerals. Other contributions included creating algebra, the use of decimals, mathematical induction, and trigonometry, among others.