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References
References for: Indian numerals
Books
- G Ifrah, A universal history
of numbers : From prehistory to the invention of the
computer (London, 1998).
- G G Joseph, The crest of the
peacock (London, 1991).
- R Kaplan, The nothing that is
: a natural history of zero (London, 1999).
- L C Karpinski, The history of
arithmetic (New York, 1965).
- K W Menninger, Number words
and number symbols : A cultural history of numbers
(Boston, 1969).
- D E Smith and L C Karpinski,
The Hindu-Arabic numerals (Boston, 1911).
Articles
- R C Gupta, Spread and triumph of
Indian numerals, Indian J. Hist. Sci. 18 (1) (1983),
23-38.
- L Y Lam, Linkages : exploring
the similarities between the Chinese rod numeral system and
our numeral system, Arch. Hist. Exact Sci. 37 (4)
(1987), 365-392.
- J S Pettersson, Indus numerals
on metal tools, Indian J. Hist. Sci. 34 (2) (1999),
89-108.
- R K Sarma, A note on the use of
words for numbers in ancient Indian mathematics, Math.
Education 7 (1973), A44-A45.
- K Vogel, Uses of letters and
Indian numerals in Byzantium (Greek), Neusis No. 5
(1996), 75-81; 170.
The URL of this page is:
http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/HistTopics/References/Indian_numerals.html
A comprehensive bibliography on place
value systems and numerical notations
http://phrontistery.info/nnsbib.html
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