Expounding the Mathematical Seed. Vol. 2: The Supplements: A Translation of Bhāskara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the Āryabhatīya (Science Networks. Historical Studies, 31, Band 31) - Hardcover

Keller, Agathe

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3764372923 ISBN 13: 9783764372927

Verlag: Birkhäuser, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Birkhäuser
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3764372923
• ISBN 13: 9783764372927
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Anzahl der Seiten: 255
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