The origin of geometry in India : a study in the Śulbasūtras / Ramkrishna Bhattacharya.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhattacharya, Ramkrishna, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geometry--India--History.

Geometry.

Śulvasūtras.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

This book is the first complete study of the origin of geometry in India. In Ancient India, brick-built fire-altars (citi-s) were ordained for the Soma sacrifice, a Vedic rite, which led to the compilation of rule-books for making and arranging bricks. These volumes, called Śulbasūtra-s, represent the first available texts of both geometry and mensuration, and were composed from 600 BCE, although the actual practice goes back to c. 1500 BCE. This book begins by detailing the history of geometry in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece, and shows that geometry everywhere starts with brick-built structures, rather than the measurement of land. It emphasizes that geometry in India, unlike in Greece, was side-based rather than angle-based. The text is profusely illustrated.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Part 1

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Part 2

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Works Cited

Figures and Tables.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-3400-6

OCLC:

1183031342