Duly noted, Gentleman, and not surprising at all. The only question
remains, I suppose, LTR > RTL > LTR or ....? There's gotta be at least one
math historian on this list....
> From: Edward Cherlin <edward.cherlin.sy.67@aya.yale.edu>
>
> This is an FAQ. Europeans call them Arabic numerals because that's
> where Europe got them from. Same problem as native American Turkeys
>> From: Marco Cimarosti <marco.cimarosti@essetre.it>
>> Why is it surprising? Both Arabs and Europeans called the digits with the
>> name of the people they have borrowed them from.
>> It is the same reason why the maize in Italian is called "granturco" (lit.
>> Turkish Corn). Clearly, the new breed of corn coming from America reached
>> Turkey first, and Turks exported it in Italy
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