Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

I was a Medieval mathematician. I was born in Pisa, but I grew up in North Africa, where I was exposed to the vast scientific and mathematical knowledge of the East. I was famous in my time for writing a book called the "Liber Abbaci," which introduced the decimal system to Europe and described how to do basic arithmetic with it. This was also the first time anyone in Europe had ever used a symbol for the number zero! However, you probably know me best for the series of numbers that begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5... I didn't invent it; I just borrowed it for a problem in my "Liber Abbaci." Who am I?

  1. Leonardo Bruni

  2. Leonardo da Vinci

  3. Leonardo of Pisa (Fibonacci)

  4. Leonardo di Caprio
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Explanation

This describes Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci, who wrote 'Liber Abbaci' (1202) introducing Hindu-Arabic numerals and zero to Europe. The famous sequence 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5... appeared as an example in this book for a rabbit population problem.

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