I refer to the letter Whimsical interpretation of Islam wrong . The Arabic numbering system was actually invented by the Indians and brought over to the Arabs. I quote Wikipedia : "The numerals arose ...

Before the 13th century Europeans used Roman numerals to do arithmetic. Leonardo of Pisa, better known today as Fibonacci, is largely responsible for the adoption of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system in ...

Here’s something Sr. Mary Agatha, your 8th-grade math teacher, never taught you. Before Hindu-Arabic numerals were widespread throughout Christendom, the Cistercian monks throughout Europe in the ...

There’s a joke that goes like this: Roman numerals. What are they good IV? It’s a nice little number pun, but honestly, Roman numerals aren’t good for much — just try doing your taxes with them. By ...

Another year adds another Roman numeral to the NFL's biggest game: the Super Bowl. This year, that number stands as LVI: three numerals that, added together, result in the latest Super Bowl edition.

I was very interested by Jessica Hamzelou's report of newborn babies having a sense of a number line (26 August, p 9). Hamzelou notes that “in Western cultures, people tend to think of numbers ...