History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.2
History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.2
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¹ The method originated in India and went to Europe through Arabia. There is a mediæval MS., published by Libri in his *Histoire*, I, 304 and possibly due to Rabbi ben Ezra in which the method is attributed to the Hindus. For further details and references, see Smith, *History*, II, p. 437, foot-note 1.