It is now well-known that the so-called “Arabic numerals,” without whose symbols advanced mathematics is difficult, came to Europe in the 9th century, via the Arabs, from India, where that system of notation had been anciently formulated. Further light on India’s vast scientific heritage will be found in Dr. P. C. Ray’s HISTORY OF HINDU CHEMISTRY, and in Dr. B. N. Seal’s POSITIVE SCIENCES OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS.
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It is now well-known that the so-called “Arabic numerals,” without whose symbols advanced mathematics is difficult, came to Europe in the 9th century, via the Arabs, from India, where that system of notation had been anciently formulated. Further light on India’s vast scientific heritage will be found in Dr. P. C. Ray’s HISTORY OF HINDU CHEMISTRY, and in Dr. B. N. Seal’s POSITIVE SCIENCES OF THE ANCIENT HINDUS.
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