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The remainder of Adelard's original works did not involve the persona of his nephew.

He wrote a treatise on the use of the abacus called Regulae Abaci, which was likely written very early in his career because it shows no trace of Arab influence.

This treatise is believed to be proof that Adelard was connected to the Exchequer table that was used for monetary calculations in the medieval period.

Further evidence for this can be found in the Pipe Roll of Henry I, which shows that he had received a discharge from the murder fine ( a fine levied on inhabitants of a certain area based on the murder of a Norman that occurred in a generally accessible field in that same area ) levied on the community of Wiltshire in 1130, though there is no other proof for this fact.

The work that Adelard of Bath is known for in the Latin world is his translation of the astronomical tables of al-Khwarizmi, the first widely accessible Latin translation of the Islamic ideas about algebra.

In the Middle Ages he was known for his rediscovery and teaching of geometry, earning his reputation when he made the first full translation of Euclid's " Elements " and began the process of interpreting the text for a Western audience.