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Fibonacci's 'Numbers': The Man Behind The Math

The Latin phrase <em>filius bonacci, </em>in the first line of the <em>Liber Abaci</em> manuscript (above), gave rise to Leonardo da Pisa's modern nickname, Fibonacci. <a href=&quot;http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2011/07/14/florence-01r_enl.jpg&quot;>Click Here For A Closer Look</a> (National Library of Florence)
The Latin phrase filius bonacci, in the first line of the Liber Abaci manuscript (above), gave rise to Leonardo da Pisa's modern nickname, Fibonacci. Click Here For A Closer Look (National Library of Florence)

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