[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c36.s2.3 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c36.s2.3 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c36.s2.3 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c36.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c36.s2.3) The work of mathematical calculation was also called \*dhūli- karma\*, dust-work Datta, 1935, pt 1, pp. 123-124). The figures were written on a layer of dust spread on a board or on the ground. A piece of reed was used to write on the layer of the dust. - [Previous: v1.c36.s2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c36.s2.2) - [Next: v1.c36.s2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c36.s2.4) - [Up: v1.c36.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c36.s2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c36.s2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c36.s2.3) · Pramāṇa