False position method ibn Luqa (10th century), an Arab mathematician from Baalbek, Lebanon. He justified the technique by a formal, Euclidean-style geometric proof. Within the tradition of medieval Muslim mathematics, double false position was known as "hisāb al-khaṭāʾayn" ("reckoning by two errors"). It was used for centuries to solve practical problems such as commercial and juridical questions (estate partitions according to rules of Quranic inheritance), as well as purely recreational problems. The algorithm was often memorized with the aid of mnemonics, such as a verse attributed to Ibn al-Yasamin and balance-scale diagrams explained by al-Hassar and Ibn al-Banna, all three being mathematicians of
Steve Bell (soccer) he was also back in Major League Soccer from 2008 to 2010 as a sideline reporter for Fox Soccer Channel. Steve Bell (soccer) Steve Bell is a retired American soccer midfielder who played professionally in the Continental Indoor Soccer League and USL A-League. He is a play-by-play soccer broadcaster and sideline reporter for the Fox Soccer Channel. Bell graduated from Peters Township High School. He attended the Robert Morris University, playing on the men's soccer team from 1993 to 1996. Robert Morris won the Northeast Conference Regular Season title in 1995 with a perfect 8-0 conference record. Bell finished the