History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s17.t5.34

v1.c7.s17.t5.34

Rabbi Abraham ibn Meir ibn Ezra in his work, *Sefer ha-mispar* (“the Book of Number”), gives the Hindu forms of the numerals. He knew of the Hindu origin of the numerals for he states: “that is why the wise people of India have designated all their numbers through nine and have built forms for the nine ciphers.”