A passage to infinity :
Joseph, George Gheverghese.
A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact / George Gheverghese Joseph. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2009. - ix, 219 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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.
9788132101680 (hard back) 8132101685 (hard back)
2009035222
Mathematics--History.--India--Kerala
Mathematics, Medieval.
Astronomy, Medieval--India--Kerala.
QA27.I4 / J67 2009
A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact / George Gheverghese Joseph. - New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2009. - ix, 219 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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.
9788132101680 (hard back) 8132101685 (hard back)
2009035222
Mathematics--History.--India--Kerala
Mathematics, Medieval.
Astronomy, Medieval--India--Kerala.
QA27.I4 / J67 2009