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This is analogous to the invention of "0".  Most are surprised to learn that no one had zero until the (Asian) Indians invented it many centuries after Christ.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:44, 3 August 2009 (EDT)
 
This is analogous to the invention of "0".  Most are surprised to learn that no one had zero until the (Asian) Indians invented it many centuries after Christ.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:44, 3 August 2009 (EDT)
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:Actually the first recorded use of "0" was by the Mayas, a couple of decades before Christ. It is likely that they copied it from other Mesoamerican civilizations, and it was probably in use since five centuries before Christ. [[User:JosephJackson|JosephJackson]] 21:50, 3 August 2009 (EDT)