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dear chakraborty ji sure there is enough proof in vedic puranic,ayurvedic and even yogic texts that indians has we ldevlped numerical systems ayurveda and yoga sastra describes abt 7 lac subtle channels called sookshma nadies in human body ,even size of Hair and skin in human body is defined .even averge numbr of hairs in human body is stated .yajur veda samhita has all sort of numbrs described and also in all sidhanthic texts we hav yuga ganana i blv the position givn to aryabhatta as who invented zero is some western theory to assign every growth in india after greeks or mesopetomia ,if so even Mayans has zero i think rgrds sunil nair RE: Re: Origins of the Numerals

Dear Sunil-ji,

 

In this connection, a net search indicates that Zero was supposed

to be conceived by AryaBhatta only... not before that !!!

 

Any numeral system has to evolve over a very long period of time.

The numbers 1,2, 3,......9, 10 did not evolve on single day.

 

Even the primtive soceities do have notion of 1, 2 & 3. If we assume

the evolution was linerar & gradual (knowledge not handed over to mankind

by Allens, like suggested by Erich Von Daniken etc.), then number system

will evolve over centuries. And as suggested by scholars in net, Zero is a

much later invention.

 

Although, the use of very big numbers is quite common in MBH and others.

And some of the numbers appeared to be 10-based and others are not

(Like - 65552 ... nos. of soldiesr in 1 Auksauhini... more like 8-based, whereas

Shata / Sahasra/ Laksha/Koti or Crore ...all 10-based).

 

It is un-coneciveable how could people at that time handled such numbers

without a very strong presence of an evolved numeral system.

 

regards

 

Chakraborty

 

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