Positional notation

Positional notation including decimals for tenths, hundredths etc columns. Greatly simplified calculations using fractions. Downside: infinitely repeating decimals (eg. 1/3)
 Simon Stevin Netherlands 1586 Positional notation

Positional notation including decimals for tenths, hundredths etc columns. Greatly simplified calculations using fractions. Downside: infinitely repeating decimals (eg. 1/3)