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The so called Arabic numbers are everywhere in our lives. So much so that I bet you haven’t thought much about them. Where did they come from? Well, in this video we'll track their evolution through time AND space, so strap in.

Sources:
https://mathshistory.standrews.ac.uk...

Number Words and Number Symbols: A Cultural History of Numbers by Karl Menninger

https://www.historyextra.com/period/m...

Music:
Scheming Weasel, Thatched Villagers and Eastern Thought by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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