History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c7.s8.25

v1.c7.s8.25

¹ If any of them is forged, the forgery is so good that it cannot be detected. The writing in such cases, if any, is so well forged as to be indistinguishable from that used in the period to which the plate is said to belong. Therefore, the evidence of these plates as to the method of writing numbers, cannot be rejected, even if they be proved to be spurious at some future date—a contingency which is very unlikely to use. It may also be noted that the list contains several *stone inscriptions* which cannot be spurious.