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Leonardo Fibonacci

Leonardo Fibonacci
Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci made advances in number theory and algebra. He is especially known for his work on series of numbers, including the Fibonacci series. Each number in a Fibonacci series is equal to the sum of the two numbers that came before it.
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