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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:51, 27 February 2020 (UTC)
... that the Summa de arithmetica(title page pictured) made Luca Pacioli the "father of accounting"? Source: "While Friar Luca is regarded as the "Father of Accounting," he did not invent the system." ([1])
ALT1:... that the Summa de arithmetica(title page pictured) is thought to be the first printed work on algebra and contains the first published description of double-entry accounting? Source: "In 1494, the first book on double-entry accounting was published by Luca Pacioli" ([2]), "The Somma di arithmetica is often regarded as the first printed book on algebra" ([3])
Newly promoted GA is good to go. ALT 1 seems most interesting. Ergo Sum 02:05, 19 February 2020 (UTC)