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History of Hindu Mathematics: a Source Book

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THE book before us is Part 1 of a history which is intended to consist of three parts. This first part deals only with the history of the numeral notation and of arithmetic; the second will be devoted to algebra; the third part is to contain the history of geometry, trigonometry, the calculus and various other topics such as magic squares, the theory of series, and permutations and combinations.

History of Hindu Mathematics: a Source Book.

By Bibhutibhusan Datta Avadhesh Narayan Singh. Part 1: Numeral Notation and Arithmetic. Pp. xx + 261. (Lahore: Motilal Banarsi Das, 1935.) 6 rupees; 10s. 6d.

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H., T. History of Hindu Mathematics: a Source Book. Nature 137, 88–89 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137088a0

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