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Alternate Title(s): Libro de Abacho
Author: Pietro Borgi
Publication Location: Venice
Year: 1517

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Borgi’s book on the abacus was the most important commercial arithmetic manual in Renaissance Italy. Around 1200, Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonnacci, wrote an earlier manual for the abacus which introduced a sign for zero, Hindu-Arabic numerals, and a base-10 place value system.

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Theme(s): Mathematics, Business and Economics
Chronological Period: 15th century
Geographical Region(s): Italy, Europe
Resource Type: Book