Indian Mathematics

Engaging with the World from Ancient to Modern Times

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Mathematics, History
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Author: George Gheverghese Joseph ISBN: 9781786340634
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: July 28, 2016
Imprint: WSPC (EUROPE) Language: English
Author: George Gheverghese Joseph
ISBN: 9781786340634
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: July 28, 2016
Imprint: WSPC (EUROPE)
Language: English

Indian Mathematics gives a unique insight into the history of mathematics within a historical global context. It builds on research into the connection between mathematics and the world-wide advancement of economics and technology. Joseph draws out parallel developments in other cultures and carefully examines the transmission of mathematical ideas across geographical and cultural borders.

Accessible to those who have an interest in the global history of mathematical ideas, for the historians, philosophers and sociologists of mathematics, it is a book not to be missed.

Errata(s)
Errata (571 KB)
Contents:

  • Rewriting the History of Indian Mathematics: Some Outstanding Issues
  • Indian Mathematics in World Mathematics: An Overview
  • The Harappa-Vedic Nexus: A Seamless Story or Two Separate Episodes?
  • From Zero to Infinity: Mathematics in Jain and Buddhist Literature
  • Down to Earth and Reach for the Stars: The Bakhshali and Siddhanta Episodes
  • Heralding the Golden Age: Aryabhata I and His Followers
  • Riding the Crest of a Wave: From Brahmagupta to Mahavira
  • The 500 Year Climax: Bhaskaracharya and His Legacy
  • Navigating the Ocean of Mathematics: Narayana Pandita and Successors
  • A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala School and Its Impact
  • Indian Trigonometry: From Ancient Beginnings to Nilakantha
  • Outside the Sanskrit Tradition: Texts, Translations and Dissemination
  • Battle for the Mind: The Rise of Western Mathematics

Readership: General audience who have an interest in the global history of mathematical ideas, historians, philosophers and sociologists of mathematics.

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Indian Mathematics gives a unique insight into the history of mathematics within a historical global context. It builds on research into the connection between mathematics and the world-wide advancement of economics and technology. Joseph draws out parallel developments in other cultures and carefully examines the transmission of mathematical ideas across geographical and cultural borders.

Accessible to those who have an interest in the global history of mathematical ideas, for the historians, philosophers and sociologists of mathematics, it is a book not to be missed.

Errata(s)
Errata (571 KB)
Contents:

Readership: General audience who have an interest in the global history of mathematical ideas, historians, philosophers and sociologists of mathematics.

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