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Let's go!
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Zero In mathematics, the Arab sifr, or zero, provided new solutions for complicated mathematical problems.
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posted on: Nov 30, 2020
In the year 1072 AD, Omar Khayyam documented the most accurate year length ever calculated – a figure still accurate enough for most purposes in the modern world.