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"Leonardo was the son of a customs agent and spent some time interacting with Muslim merchants, where he is thought to have learned the basics of the Hindu-Arabic number system which we still use today." He then wrote a book convincing Italians that the Muslim method of counting and calculating was far superior and simpler than Roman numerals and calculation | "Leonardo was the son of a customs agent and spent some time interacting with Muslim merchants, where he is thought to have learned the basics of the Hindu-Arabic number system which we still use today." He then wrote a book convincing Italians that the Muslim method of counting and calculating was far superior and simpler than Roman numerals and calculation | ||
One biography claims "As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead." There is an alternative biography for the man which states that his father was nothing more than a low-level shipping clerk whose name was Bonaccio. Bonaccio, in Italian, means ‘simpleton.’ The nickname Fibonacci means ‘son of simpleton.’ | The master narrative says Fibonacci was born into privilege as his father was a well- to- do merchant. His father did a great deal of work in North Africa and young Fibonacci would travel with him. One young adult biography claims "As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead." There is an alternative biography for the man which states that his father was nothing more than a low-level shipping clerk whose name was Bonaccio. Bonaccio, in Italian, means ‘simpleton.’ The nickname Fibonacci means ‘son of simpleton.’ There are many versions of history. | ||
To be a mathematician it is good to notice patterns. Fibonacci wrote about patterns of rabbits having baby rabbits and counted up a years worth of rabbit generations. | |||
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Revision as of 18:37, 23 July 2020
"Leonardo was the son of a customs agent and spent some time interacting with Muslim merchants, where he is thought to have learned the basics of the Hindu-Arabic number system which we still use today." He then wrote a book convincing Italians that the Muslim method of counting and calculating was far superior and simpler than Roman numerals and calculation
The master narrative says Fibonacci was born into privilege as his father was a well- to- do merchant. His father did a great deal of work in North Africa and young Fibonacci would travel with him. One young adult biography claims "As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead." There is an alternative biography for the man which states that his father was nothing more than a low-level shipping clerk whose name was Bonaccio. Bonaccio, in Italian, means ‘simpleton.’ The nickname Fibonacci means ‘son of simpleton.’ There are many versions of history.
To be a mathematician it is good to notice patterns. Fibonacci wrote about patterns of rabbits having baby rabbits and counted up a years worth of rabbit generations.
