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 an introduction and the literal translation.
The introduction aims at providing a general background for the translation and is divided in three sections: the first locates Bhaskara s text, the second looks at its mathematical contents and the third section analyzes the relations of the commentary and the treatise."
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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 an introduction and the literal translation.
The introduction aims at providing a general background for the translation and is divided in three sections: the first locates Bhaskara s text, the second looks at its mathematical contents and the third section analyzes the relations of the commentary and the treatise."
Imprint | Birkhauser Verlag AG |
Country of origin | Switzerland |
Series | Science Networks. Historical Studies, 30 |
Release date | March 2006 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2006 |
Authors | Agathe Keller |
Dimensions | 235 x 165 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 172 |
Edition | 2006 ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-7643-7291-0 |
Barcode | 9783764372910 |
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LSN | 3-7643-7291-5 |