Al-Tusi Buried His Math Before the Mongols Arrived
Medieval Middle East

Al-Tusi Buried His Math Before the Mongols Arrived

While Baghdad burned, one scholar wrote formulas that would reshape mathematics forever—if anyone could find his scattered notes.

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