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Who among the following wrote a book on calculation with Hindu numerals, which was principally responsible for diffusing the Indian system of numeration in the Islamic lands and the West?

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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
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Aryabhata
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Bhaskara I
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Omar Khayyam
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The correct option is A Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi
The most famous mathematician of medieval Arabia was Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi. His book on the calculation with Hindu numerals was principally responsible for diffusing the Indian system of numeration in the Islamic lands and the West.

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