Mathematician:Severus Sebokht
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Mathematician
Syrian scholar and bishop.
The first Syrian to mention the Indian number system.
Nationality
Syrian
History
- Born: 575 in Nisibis, Syria (now Nusyabin, Turkey)
- Died: 667
Publications
- 638: A major treatise on syllogisms
- c. 650: A major treatise on the Astrolabe
- Translated into Syriac the commentaries on Aristotle of Paul the Persian
Also known as
Classical Syriac: ܣܘܪܘܣ ܣܝܒܘܟܬ)
Also known as Seboukt of Nisibis.
Notable Quotes
- I will omit all discussion of the science of the Indians ... and of their valuable methods of calculation ... I wish only to say that this computation is done by means of nine signs.
Sources
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $3$: Notations and Numbers: The Hindu System