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The invention of zero (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 8 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Who's the guy with the long beard?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Confucius

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  • [–] 13 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Say what?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    In the bottom right. If they meant the stone guy:

    The relief was originally found in the palace of King Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin (modern-day Khorsabad, Iraq).

    I don't think there's a specific Arab scholar credited with coming up with the concept of zero.

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