Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxq.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!ihnp4!ihuxq!ken From: ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) Newsgroups: net.math Subject: Re: "Algebra" Message-ID: <579@ihuxq.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 11:00:59 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxq.579 Posted: Thu Feb 2 11:00:59 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Feb-84 00:47:02 EST References: <912@vax2.fluke.UUCP>, <339@ihlts.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 14 -- >>> While I'm at it, "algebra" >>> is from the author of a very old algebra text, Al Jabr, or something >>> like that (no, not Kareem). >>> Roger Noe ihnp4!ihlts!rjnoe Not quite. "Al-jabr" (which is Arabic) means "the reduction." -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 02 Feb 84 [13 Pluviose An CXCII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7261 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!ihuxq!ken *** ***