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gptkbp:instanceOf
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ancient mathematical manuscript
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:mathematics
gptkb:rulebook
solutions
explanations
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:Bodleian_Library,_University_of_Oxford
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gptkbp:date
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3rd to 7th century CE
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1881
Bakhshali, near Peshawar, Pakistan
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Bakhshali manuscript
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Sanskrit
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gptkbp:material
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birch bark
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gptkbp:notableFor
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earliest known use of zero symbol
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gptkbp:pages
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70 leaves (fragmentary)
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gptkbp:regionOfOrigin
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Indian subcontinent
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gptkbp:script
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Śāradā script
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gptkbp:significance
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history of mathematics
development of zero
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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gptkb:G._R._Kaye
gptkb:Takao_Hayashi
F. R. Hoernle
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:algebra
gptkb:geometry
arithmetic
linear equations
quadratic equations
progressions
fractions
mathematical rules
square roots
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2017
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gptkbp:writtenBy
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birch bark
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Bakhshali_village
gptkb:Hindu–Arabic_numerals
gptkb:Hindu-Arabic_numeral_system
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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