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06-06-2006, 03:40 AM
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Well, if we're going to get all preachy on the science and history of the issue, I'd just like to correct a couple of points. The Egyptians used base 10 long before the Arabs, and the numerals we use today are Indian, and only came to the Western world via the Arabs.

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