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I believe the earliest example on a coin is 1474, but there may be earlier ones written on paper or parchment, carved in wood or stone, etc. As with the coin, the date may be self-explanatory as to when it was written.

2006-12-01 20:40:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The symbols for 1 to 9 in the Hindu-Arabic numeral system evolved from the Brahmi numerals. Buddhist inscriptions from around 300 BC use the symbols which became 1, 4 and 6. One century later, the use of the symbols which became 2, 7 and 9 was recorded.

Use of the 0 glyph is first recorded in the 9th century, in an inscription at Gwalior dated to 870, and in the work of Al-Khwarizmi.

In the Arab World—until modern times—the Arabic numeral system was used only by mathematicians. Muslim scientists used the Babylonian numeral system, and merchants used the Abjad numerals. It was not until the Fibonacci time [Middle Ages] that the Arabic numeral system was used by a large population.

2006-12-09 16:58:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Arabic numerals were there in the East from times immemmorial.The invention of Zero by Indians revolutionised the arithmetic.The easy usage of Arabic numerals compared to cumbersome Roman Numerals made the new number system popular .Traders spread it in the west and in AD 525 only Arabic Numerals were formally accepted by the West.

2006-12-08 02:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0 0

Anno Domini dating was first calculated in 525 and began to be adopted in Western Europe during the eighth century.

2006-12-06 09:05:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I have no idea... but would like to know as well

2006-12-04 12:06:42 · answer #4 · answered by 2 good 2 miss 6 · 0 1

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