Buch, Englisch, Band 31, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 559 g
A Translation of Bh¿skara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the ¿ryabhat¿ya
Buch, Englisch, Band 31, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 559 g
Reihe: Science Networks. Historical Studies
ISBN: 978-3-7643-7292-7
Verlag: Springer
In the 5th century the Indian mathematician Aryabhata (476-499) wrote a small but famous work on astronomy, the Aryabhatiya. This treatise, written in 118 verses, gives in its second chapter a summary of Hindu mathematics up to that time. Two hundred years later, an Indian astronomer called Bhaskara glossed this mathematial chapter of the Aryabhatiya.
An english translation of Bhaskara’s commentary and a mathematical supplement are presented in two volumes.
Subjects treated in Bhaskara’s commentary range from computing the volume of an equilateral tetrahedron to the interest on a loaned capital, from computations on series to an elaborate process to solve a Diophantine equation.
This volume contains explanations for each verse commentary translated in Volume 1. These supplements discuss the linguistic and mathematical matters exposed by the commentator. Particularly helpful for readers are an appendix on Indian astronomy, elaborate glossaries, and an extensive bibliography.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
Weitere Infos & Material
Supplements.- BAB.2.3.- BAB.2.4-5.- BAB.2.6.- BAB.2.7.- BAB.2.8.- BAB.2.9.- BAB.2.10.- BAB.2.11.- BAB.2.12.- BAB.2.13.- BAB.2.14.- BAB.2.15.- BAB.2.16.- BAB.2.17.- BAB.2.18.- BAB.2.19-22.- BAB.2.23-24.- BAB.2.25.- BAB.2.26-27.- BAB.2.28.- BAB.2.29.- BAB.2.30.- BAB.2.31.- BAB.2.32-33: The pulverizer.
