Who was the Muslim mathematician that authored the earliest known book on Algebra?

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22 Dec 2021
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Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi, a prominent Muslim mathematician of the 9th century, wrote the pioneering book titled "Kitab al-Jabr," which laid the foundation for the field of algebra. The term "algebra" itself is derived from the title of his work.

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