In the year 1170 AD, Leonardo Pisano was born into the Bonacci family that lived in what is now Pisa, Italy. His father was a wealthy Italian merchant. So, in his travels throughout the Middle East, Leonardo became captivated by the mathematical concepts in India. When he returned to Italy, he published these concepts in a book titled Liber Abaci.
At that time, European tradesmen and scholars were still clinging to the use of the old Roman numeral system. When Pisano introduced them…
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