History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s14.3
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s14.3
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v1.c7.s14.3
(2) The earliest use of the place-value principle with the word numerals belongs to the second or the third century A.D. It occurs in the *Agni-Purâṇa*, the Bakhshâlî Manuscript and the *Puliśa-siddhânta*.
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- Agnipurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Bakhshālī Manuscript — Sanskrit