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- DictionaryDi·o·phan·tus/ˌdīəˈfan(t)əs/
- 1. (fl. c. ad 250), Greek mathematician. He was the first to attempt an algebraical notation, showing in Arithmetica how to solve simple and quadratic equations.
23 hours ago · Abbasid Caliphate. The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire ( / əˈbæsɪd, ˈæbəsɪd /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized : al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib ...
23 hours ago · In classical scholarship, the editio princeps ( plural: editiones principes) of a work is the first printed edition of the work, that previously had existed only in inscriptions or manuscripts, which could be circulated only after being copied by hand. The following is a list of Latin literature works.
