History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s17.t2.1
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s17.t2.1
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v1.c7.s17.t2.1
The Arab historian Al-Masûdî writes, "A congress of sages at the command of the Creator Brahmâ invented the nine figures and also their (the Hindus') astronomy and other sciences."⁵ Al-Masûdî's evidence is important as he had first-hand information of India. He was in Multan in 912 A.D. and in Cambay in 916 A.D.