World's oldest known decimal point discovered in merchant's notes from 1440s Italy : vimarsana.com

Decimal points are at least 150 years older than historians thought, according to newly unearthed notes from Venetian merchant Giovanni Bianchini, who practiced astrology in the 1440s.

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