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Zero and Infinity: Bharat's Gift to the World, and the Real History Behind It
Not a folk legend — a documented mathematical inheritance, explained from the ground up, with the actual manuscript, the actual mathematician, and the actual book titles that prove it. No background in math or history required.
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Carbon dating finds Bakhshali manuscript contains oldest recorded origins of the symbol 'zero'
University of Oxford, Gardens Libraries & Museums
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Brahmagupta
MacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St Andrews
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Emergence of Mathematics in Ancient India: A Reassessment
arXiv
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Infinity symbol
Wikipedia — general reference
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Liber Abaci
Wikipedia — general reference
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History of large numbers
Wikipedia — secondary reference
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Arabic numerals
MacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St Andrews
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