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Expounding the Mathematical Seed. Vol. 2: The Supplements: A Translation of Bhaskara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the Aryabhatiya (Science Networks. Historical Studies)

By Agathe Keller

Book information

Publisher
Birkhäuser Basel
Year
2006
ISBN
3764372923, 3764372915, 3764375922, 9783764372910, 3764375930, 9783764372927
Open Library ID
OL18261256M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1599196 bytes)
Series
Science Networks. Historical Studies
Edition
1
Pages
280\280
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

In the 5th century the Indian mathematician Aryabhata (476-499) wrote a small but famous work on astronomy, the Aryabhatiya. This treatise, written in 118 verses, gives in its second chapter a summary of Hindu mathematics up to that time. Two hundred years later, an Indian astronomer called Bhaskara glossed this mathematial chapter of the Aryabhatiya. An english translation of Bhaskara’s commentary and a mathematical supplement are presented in two volumes. Subjects treated in Bhaskara’s commentary range from computing the volume of an equilateral tetrahedron to the interest on a loaned capital, from computations on series to an elaborate process to solve a Diophantine equation. This volume contains explanations for each verse commentary translated in Volume 1. These supplements discuss the linguistic and mathematical matters exposed by the commentator. Particularly helpful for readers are an appendix on Indian astronomy, elaborate glossaries, and an extensive bibliography.

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