History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s5.41

v1.c8.s5.41

Comparing the successive crossing out of the figures in I, II and III, with the rubbing out of figures in the corresponding steps according to the Hindu plan, it becomes quite clear that the galley method is exactly the same as the Hindu method. The crossing out of figures appears to be more cumbrous than the elegant Hindu plan of rubbing out.