Curious Kids: how was maths discovered? Who made up the numbers and rules?
- Written by Linda Galligan, Associate professor, University of Southern Queensland
There are so many number systems! The ones you know now were developed over centuries but we are still making up more now. Shutterstock
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How was maths discovered? Who made up the numbers and rules? – Bianca, age 12, Strathfield, Sydney.
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