Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g
Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 1140 g
ISBN: 978-0-8176-4694-3
Verlag: Birkhäuser Boston
This volume presents contributions of mathematicians from ancient India to the broader context of the history of mathematics throughout the world. Topics include the work of two well-known Indian mathematicians: Brahmagupta and Bhaskaracharya; the relationship of Indian mathematics to the mathematics of China and Greece; and transmission of ideas between the Western and non-Western world. A chapter on calendrical calculations, complete with computer programs, enables the reader to determine Indian dates.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
- Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
Weitere Infos & Material
Foreword.- Prelude.- Indian Mathematics in the Medieval Islamic World.- Brahmagupta: the Ancient Indian Mathematician.- Indian Calendrical Calculations.- India’s contributions to Chinese Mathematics up to the Eighth Century A.D..- Some Discussions about how Indian Trigonometry affected Chinese Calendar-Calculation in the Tang Dynasty.- On the Application of Areas in the .- Indian Mathematical Tradition with special reference to Kerala: Methodology and Motivations.- Mainland South-East Asia as a Crossroad of Chinese and Indian Astronomy.- Mathematical Literature in the Regional Languages of India.- Pascal’s Triangle in 500 BC.- André Weil: His Book on Number Theory and Indian References.- The Algorithm of Extraction in both Greek and Sino-Indian Mathematical Traditions.- Index.
