History Terry Moore: Why is ‘x’ the unknown? By MDI on July 3, 2012 • ( 1 Comment ) The history of ‘X’, and how a failure to pronounce the Arabic word ‘shay’n’ in Spanish led to a ubiquitous symbol in mathematics. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Categories: History
Indeed, couldn’t have put it better: fun and educational as well as reminding us of Europe (and the ‘Enlightenments’) debt to Muslim civilization. Not that the Islamophobes will pay heed… Reply
Indeed, couldn’t have put it better: fun and educational as well as reminding us of Europe (and the ‘Enlightenments’) debt to Muslim civilization.
Not that the Islamophobes will pay heed…