Mathematics in India / Kim Plofker.
By: Plofker, Kim.
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TextSeries: Culture and History of Mathematicsno.7. Publisher: New Delhi (India) : Hindustan Book Agency. 2012Description: xi, 357 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9789380250380 (hardcover : alk. paper); 0691120676 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Mathematics -- India -- History | Mathematics -- India -- Bio-bibliographyDDC classification: 510.954 Online resources: Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| Book | Chennai Mathematical Institute General Stacks | 510.954 PLO (Browse shelf) | Available | 8180 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-351) and index.
Introduction -- Mathematical thought in Vedic India -- Mathematical traces in the early classical period -- The mathematical universe -- The genre of medieval mathematics -- The development of "canonical" mathematics -- The school of Madhava in Kerala -- Exchanges with the Islamic world -- Continuity and changes in the modern period -- Appendix A. Some basic features of Sanskrit language and literature -- A.1. Elements of spoken and written Sanskrit -- A. 2. the structure of Sanskrit verse -- A. 3. The documentary sources of texts -- A. 4. Meaning and interpretation : caveat lector! -- A. 5. Glossary of transliterated technical terms -- Appendix B. Biographical data on Indian mathematicians.
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