| RefNo | CLP/16/53/2 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Some considerations on the antiquity and use of the Indian characters or figures' by John [Mordaunt] Cope |
| Date | 1734 |
| Description | A short paper in which Cope discusses the use of 'Indian figures' represented on a chimney piece found at Widgel Hall, Hertfordshire, England. Includes a table comparing 'Indian', 'antient' and 'modern' [Western Arabic] numeral systems. The 'Indian' numeral system shows similarities to Eastern Arabic numerals.
Subject: Antiquities / Language
Read to the Royal Society on 4 April 1734
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Some considerations on the antiquity and use of the Indian characters or figures' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1735.0025 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/19/24 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA867 | Cope; Sir; John Mordaunt (1731 - 1779) | 1731 - 1779 |