At this important center of learning, al-Khwarizmi studied algebra,geometry, and astronomy. He wrote influential texts on the subjects. He appears to have received the specific patronage of al-Mamun, to whom he dedicated two of his books: his treatise on algebra and his treatise on astronomy....
For more on The House of Wisdom– and the sad stories of other libraries and archives that have been destroyed through the ages– seeRichard Ovenden‘s remarkable newBurning the Books- a History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge. * Leonardo da Pisa, known posthumously asFibonacci[seeher...
Several of Al-Khwarizmi’s books were translated into Latin in the early 12thcentury by Adelard of Bath and Gerard of Cremona. The treatises on Arithmetic, Kitab al-Jam’a wal-Tafreeq bil Hisab al-Hindi, and the one on Algebra, Al-Maqala fi Hisab-al Jabr wa-al-Muqabilah, are known ...
Due to the trade ties between the east and Italy, Europe was able to adopt the Arabic number system developed by Al-Khwarizmi through his many books translated into Latin. The spread of the system made business much easier and scholars found this new system better to deal with as opposed to...