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Orissan Inscriptions
The
book aims at discussing different systems of numeration prevalent
in early Orissa. That the typologies of the numerical symbols
are part of an evolutionary process has been well defined
and illustrated. The polemic about the earliest epigraphic
evidence of the use of the decimal system in India has been
resolved. The systematic displacement of the numerical symbols
by the decimal figures and the experiment with the application
of positional value and the potential zero in Orissan records
form an interesting dimension of study. It further addresses
the problem of the advent of modern Oriya numerals and examines
how the geo-political and linguistic-palaeographical forces
operated in determining and standardising them. The chronograms
included in the book largely supplement the existing lists
prepared by earlier authorities.
ISBN: 7986-010-8 Rs. 350
