History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s14.5
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s14.5
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v1.c7.s14.5
(4) The earliest use of the place-value system in a mathematical work occurs in the Bakhshâlî Manuscript about 200 A.D. It occurs in the *Âryabhaṭîya* composed in 499 A.D., and in all later works without exception.
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- Āryabhaṭīya — Āryabhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Bakhshālī Manuscript — Sanskrit