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 Bhaskaräs commentary and a mathematical supplement are presented in two volumes. Subjects treated in Bhaskaräs 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 Bhaskaräs text, the second looks at its mathematical contents and the third section analyzes the relations of the commentary and the treatise.
| Autorius: | Agathe Keller |
| Serija: | Science Networks. Historical Studies |
| Leidėjas: | Birkhäuser Basel |
| Išleidimo metai: | 2006 |
| Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 232 |
| ISBN-10: | 3764372915 |
| ISBN-13: | 9783764372910 |
| Formatas: | Knyga kietu viršeliu |
| Kalba: | Anglų |
| Žanras: | History of mathematics |
Parašykite atsiliepimą apie „Expounding the Mathematical Seed. Vol. 1: The Translation: A Translation of Bh¿skara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the ¿ryabhat¿ya“
