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Indian Mathematics: Engaging With The World From Ancient To Modern Times
Engaging with the World from Ancient to Modern Times
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eBook - PDF
Indian Mathematics: Engaging With The World From Ancient To Modern Times
Engaging with the World from Ancient to Modern Times
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Prelude
- Chapter 1 Rewriting the History of Indian Mathematics: Some Outstanding Issues
- Chapter 2 Indian Mathematics in World Mathematics: An Overview
- Chapter 3 The Harappa-Vedic Nexus: A Seamless Story or Two Separate Episodes?
- Chapter 4 From Zero to Infinity: Mathematics in Jain and Buddhist Literature
- Chapter 5 Down to Earth and Reach for the Stars: The Bakhshali and Siddhanta Episodes
- Chapter 6 Heralding the Golden Age: Aryabhata I and his Followers
- Chapter 7 Riding the Crest of a Wave: From Brahmagupta to Mahavira
- Chapter 8 The 500 Year Climax: Bhaskaracharya and His Legacy
- Chapter 9 Navigating the Ocean of Mathematics: Narayana Pandita and Successors
- Chapter 10 A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala School and Its Impact
- Chapter 11 Indian Trigonometry: From Ancient Beginnings to Nilakantha
- Chapter 12 Outside the Sanskrit Tradition: Texts, Translations and Dissemination
- Chapter 13 Battle for the Mind: The Rise of Western Mathematics
- Bibliography
- Name Index
- Subject Index