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India's Greatest contribution to Humankind

Day 661, 10:32 • Published in India India

• by lordlebu

Invention of the Modern Number System

Undoubtedly the Greatest invention by mankind after fire . This invention enabled man to reach a much higher level of sophistication . Everything from calculating the payload carrying capacity of a space shuttle to making records of wheat production was all possible because of the invention of zero and the new number system with it .

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