Indian Mathematics: Engaging With The World From Ancient To Modern Times / George Gheverghese Joseph.

By:

Joseph, George Gheverghese

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Chennai : World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., 2022.Description: xix, 489 p.: ill. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781944660307
1944660305

Uniform titles:

Indian Mathematics: Engaging With The World From Ancient To Modern Times

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

23 510.954 GHE

Contents:

Acknowledgements Prelude Chapter 1: Rewriting the history of India Chapter 2: Indian Mathematics in World Chapter 3: The Harappa - Vedic Nexus Chapter 4: From Zero to Infinity Chapter 5: Down to Earth and Reach for the Stars Chapter 6: Heralding the Golden Age Chapter 7: Riding the Crest of Wave Chapter 8: The 500 Year Climax Chapter 9: Navigating the Ocean of Mathematics Chapter 10: A Passage to Infinity Chapter 11: Indian Trignomentry Chapter 12: Outside the Sanskrit Tradition Chapter 13: Battle for the Mind Biblogprahy Name Index Subject Index

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Text Books	CUTN Central Library Sciences	Non-fiction	510.954 GHE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		48142

Acknowledgements
Prelude Chapter 1: Rewriting the history of India
Chapter 2: Indian Mathematics in World
Chapter 3: The Harappa - Vedic Nexus
Chapter 4: From Zero to Infinity
Chapter 5: Down to Earth and Reach for the Stars
Chapter 6: Heralding the Golden Age
Chapter 7: Riding the Crest of Wave
Chapter 8: The 500 Year Climax
Chapter 9: Navigating the Ocean of Mathematics
Chapter 10: A Passage to Infinity
Chapter 11: Indian Trignomentry
Chapter 12: Outside the Sanskrit Tradition
Chapter 13: Battle for the Mind
Biblogprahy
Name Index
Subject Index

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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