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A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact / George Gheverghese Joseph.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joseph, George Gheverghese.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--India--Kerala--History.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics, Medieval.
- Astronomy, Medieval--India--Kerala.
- Astronomy, Medieval.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 219 p.) : ill.
- Place of Publication:
- Delhi ; London : SAGE, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work traces the first faltering steps taken in the mathematical theorization of infinity which marks the emergence of modern mathematics. It analyses the part played by Indian mathematics through the Kerala conduit, which is an important but neglected part of the history of mathematics.
- Contents:
- The social origins of the Kerala school
- The mathematical origins of the Kerala school
- The highlights of Kerala mathematics and astronomy
- Indian trigonometry : from ancient beginnings to Nilakantha
- Reaching for the stars : the power series for sines and cosines
- Changing perspectives on Indian mathematics
- Exploring transmissions : a case study of Kerala mathematics to Europe
- A final assessment.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-213) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612503214
- 9789352802005
- 9352802004
- 9789352809301
- 9352809300
- 9781282503212
- 1282503219
- 9788132104810
- 8132104811
- OCLC:
- 593310261
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