A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact /
This book traces the first faltering steps taken in the mathematical theorisation of infinity which marks the emergence of modern mathematics. It analyses the part played by Indian mathematicians through the Kerala conduit, which is an important but neglected part of the history of mathematics. Pass...
| Основен автор: | Joseph, George Gheverghese. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks :
Sage Publications,
℗♭2009.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=312461 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Passage to infinity. |
Съдържание:
- 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
- A final assessment.