Al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–850 CE) was a Persian Muslim mathematician who wrote “Al-Kitāb al-Mukhtaṣar fī Ḥisāb al-Jabr wal-Muqābala”, considered the first book on algebra. His work laid the foundations of modern algebra, and the term “algebra” itself is derived from “al-jabr” in the book’s title
Which Muslim scientist wrote first book on Algebra ?
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