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A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact /
- Title
- A passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact / George Gheverghese Joseph.
- Author
- Joseph, George Gheverghese.
- Publication
- New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2009.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 219 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-213) and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9788132101680 (hard back)
- 8132101685 (hard back)
- LCCN
- 2009035222
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library