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From: jody@techunix.technion.ac.il (Jody Underwood)
Subject: Re: Arabic numbering system
Reply-To: jody@techunix.technion.ac.il (Jody Underwood)
Organization: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 07:23:03 GMT
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In article <434nok$mvs@shore.shore.net>, Whittet <Whittet@shore.net> wrote:
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>I have never seen any arabic numerals written from right to left and I have
>seen quite a few examples written from left to right, including some
>coins found in Norway which go back to about the 8th century AD.
>
>Could you cite the examples to which you refer?

The reference I have is by Akira Nakanishi, _Writing Systems of the
World_, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, 1980.

-Jody


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