Derek
2009-06-10 16:02:56
Hot Lunch,
You’re not very good with reading comprehension. The focus of Mr. Tipler’s article was on astronomy and physics. Your reply is mostly about algebra. He may have done a lot of work, but Al-Khwarizmi still didn’t invent algebra. Oh, about the astronomy, did you even read what you quoted ?
“Although his astronomical work is based on that of the Indians, and most of the values from which he constructed his tables came from Hindu astronomers, al-Khwarizmi must have been influenced by Ptolemy’s work too.”
