alleryStart learning →Which Flemish mathematician wrote the 1585 pamphlet De Thiende on decimal fractions?
AFibonacci
BSimon Stevin
CJohn Napier
DAl-Kashi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Simon Stevin
De Thiende, published at Leyden in 1585, was written by Simon Stevin.
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