History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s17.t5.38

v1.c7.s17.t5.38

Alexander de Villa Dei (*c.* 1240) wrote a commentary on a set of verses called *Carmen de Algorismo*. In this commentary he writes: “This boke is called the boke of algorim or augrym after lewder use. And this boke tretys of the Craft of Nombryng, the quych crafte is called also algorym. Ther was a kyng of Inde the quich heyth Algor & he made this craft...... Algorisms, in the quych we use teen figurys of Inde.”