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This is a pioneering project in the history of Indian mathematics. Dr Arun Bala author of The Dialogue of Civilizations in the Birth of Modern Science This is an accessible introduction to the history of Indian mathematics written in at a level appropriate for undergraduate mathematics students. The book is very useful. It is on my bookshelf as a primary reference for teaching the section on India in my course on the history of mathematics. MAA Reviews Indian Mathematics gives a unique insight into the history of mathematics within a historical global context. It builds on research into the connection between mathematics and the world-wide advancement of economics and technology. Joseph draws out parallel developments in other cultures and carefully examines the transmission of mathematical ideas across geographical and cultural borders. Accessible to those who have an interest in the global history of mathematical ideas, for the historians, philosophers and sociologists of mathematics, it is a book not to be missed. ""

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Author:   George Gheverghese Joseph (Nus, S'pore, Univ Of Manchester, Uk & Mcmaster Univ, Canada)
Publisher:   World Scientific Europe Ltd
Imprint:   World Scientific Europe Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781786340610

ISBN 10:   1786340615
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Rewriting History of Indian Mathematics: Some Outstanding Issues; Indian Mathematics and World Mathematics: An Overview; The Harappa-Vedic Nexus: A Seamless Story or Two Separate Episodes?; Reaching Out to the World: The Buddhist and Jain Episodes; Down to Earth and Reaching for the Stars: The Bakhshali and the Siddhanthas; Heralding the Golden Age: Aryabhata I and Bhaskara I; Riding the Crest of a Wave: From Brahmagupta to Mahavira; The Five Hundred Years Climax: Bhaskaracharya and his Legacy; Navigating the Ocean of Mathematics: Narayana Pandita and Others; A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala School and its Contribution; Indian Trigonometry through the Ages; Outside the Sanskritic Tradition: Texts, Translations and Dissemination; Battle for the Minds and the Rise of Western Mathematics;

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