Re: [math-fun] bad influence
insert here the old thread about the dangerous group Al'gebra
I used to think Algebra came from Al Jibril, i.e., the archangel Gabriel. Of course, we also have Alcohol, Algol, Aldebaran, Almanac, Alchemy, and Alfalfa: http://hipporeads.com/science-in-the-world-of-islam-the-syllable-al/ <http://hipporeads.com/science-in-the-world-of-islam-the-syllable-al/> Cris
On May 13, 2019, at 8:15 PM, Dave Dyer <ddyer@real-me.net> wrote:
insert here the old thread about the dangerous group Al'gebra
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On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 8:19 PM Cris Moore <moore@santafe.edu> wrote:
I used to think Algebra came from Al Jibril, i.e., the archangel Gabriel.
You're not entirely wrong! http://www.balashon.com/2007/01/algebra.html -- Mike Stay - metaweta@gmail.com http://math.ucr.edu/~mike https://reperiendi.wordpress.com
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