In 628 A.D., the Indian mathematician Brahmagupta wrote the first-ever text describing zero as a number. But new research shows that mathematicians in the region had been toying with the concept ...

Classical Indian mathematicians like Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, Mahavira, Bhaskara II, Madhava of Sangamagrama, Nilakantha Somayaji, etc. are immortal thanks to their contributions to mathematics.

The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, New Series, Vol. 1, No. 1/2 (1865), pp. 392-418 (27 pages) ...