World's Oldest Known Decimal Point Discovered in Italy greekreporter.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from greekreporter.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Decimal points are at least 150 years older than historians thought, according to newly unearthed notes from Venetian merchant Giovanni Bianchini, who practiced astrology in the 1440s.
The decimal point is 150 years older than historians thought sott.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sott.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Origin of the powerful calculation tool traced back to a mathematician from the Italian Renaissance. Origin of the powerful calculation tool traced back to a mathematician from the Italian Renaissance.