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A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact / George Gheverghese Joseph.

By: Joseph, George Gheverghese.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2009Description: ix, 219 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9788132101680 (hard back).Subject(s): Mathematics -- India -- Kerala -- History | Mathematics, Medieval | Astronomy, Medieval -- India -- Kerala
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-213) and index.

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.

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