The Hindu-Arabic Numerals
Early Indian numeral forms in inscriptions (Aśoka, Nānāghāṭ, Nasik), origin of zero and place value, transmission through the Arabs to Europe.
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Eugene Smith, Louis Charles Karpinski
- Extent
- 965 passages, 48,381 words
- Text
- complete digital text
- Source
- archive.org · Boston & London: Ginn 1911; scan on archive.org, OCR Gemini 3.8 Flash; chapters and sections by Gemini 3.8… · Public domain in India: every author died before 1966 (David Eugene Smith †1944; Louis Charles Karpinski…
Contents
- c1 Front matter — 15 parts
- c2 Preface — 6 parts
- c3 Contents — 1 part
- c4 Pronunciation of Oriental Names — 4 parts
- c5 Chapter I. Early Ideas of Their Origin — 58 parts
- c6 Chapter II. Early Hindu Forms with No Place Value — 138 parts
- c7 Chapter III. Later Hindu Forms, with a Place Value — 83 parts
- c8 Chapter IV. The Symbol Zero — 73 parts
- c9 Chapter V. The Question of the Introduction of the Numerals into Europe by Boethius — 159 parts
- c10 Chapter VI. The Development of the Numerals Among the Arabs — 46 parts
- c11 Chapter VII. The Definite Introduction of the Numerals into Europe — 167 parts
- c12 Chapter VIII. The Spread of the Numerals in Europe — 151 parts
- c13 Index — 64 parts