Contents include; Pronunciation of Oriental Names, Early ideas of their origin, Early Hindu forms with no place value, Later Hindu forms with a place value, The symbol zero, The question of the introduction of the numerals into Europe by Boethius, The development of the numerals among The Arabs, The definite introduction of the Numerals into Europe, and The spread of the Numerals in Europe.... Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.