History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s16.2

v1.c7.s16.2

(1) The passages in question have no connection with the main theme of the work, which is geometry. The Hindu numerals have not been mentioned in the Arithmetic of Boethius. They have not been used by him anywhere else. Neither Boethius' contemporary Capella (*c.* 475), nor any of the numerous mediaeval writers who knew the works of Boethius makes any reference to the numerals.