History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s12.39

v1.c7.s12.39

Another contemporary mathematician, Bhâskara I (*c.* 525), refers to the subtraction of zero in his *Mahâbhâskarîya*. In his commentary on the *Âryabhaṭîya* he uses the place-value numerals with zero. As has been pointed out before (p. 66) zero is also used by him to denote the notational places.