Mathematics in India

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Based on extensive research in Sanskrit sources, Mathematics in India chronicles the development of mathematical techniques and texts in South Asia from antiquity to the early modern period. Kim Plofker reexamines the few facts about Indian mathematics that have become common knowledge--such as the Indian origin of Arabic numerals--and she sets them in a larger textual and cultural framework. The book details aspects of the subject that have been largely passed over in the past, including the relationships between Indian mathematics and astronomy, and their cross-fertilizations with Islamic sc.;Cover; Cover; Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Table of Contents; Preface; Preface; Chapter 1 How Households Differ From Families; Chapter 1 How Households Differ From Families; Chapter 2 Household Formation And Dissolution In A Liberal Society; Chapter 2 Household Formation And Dissolution In A Liberal Society; Chapter 3 The Predominant Strategy : Consorting With Intimates; Chapter 3 The Predominant Strategy : Consorting With Intimates; Chapter 4 A Historical Overview Of Household Forms; Chapter 4 A Historical Overview Of Household Forms.