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On an untapped source of medieval Keralese mathematics
Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 1978Presentation d'un manuscrit sanskrit de l'ecole medievale du Kerala (Inde), redige par un eleve de Jyesthadeva, auteur du texte Yukti-bhasa (16 siecle) et reprenant les developpements en serie de sinus, cos, arctg contenus dans le Yujti-bhasa et redecouverts independamment au 17 siecle par J. Gregory, G.W. Leibniz et I. Newton.
Rajagopal, C. T., Rangachari, M. S.
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On medieval Kerala mathematics
Archive for History of Exact Sciences, 1986In an earlier paper [ibid. 18, 89-102 (1978; Zbl 0375.01004)] the authors identified a number of infinite trigonometrical series in the text of the Tantrasaṅgraha-vyākya, a Sanskrit work of the 16th century. More such series are identified in the present paper. These series are given in the form of modern terminology.
Rajagopal, C. T., Rangachari, M. S.
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Mathematics in the Islamic World in Medieval Spain and North Africa [PDF]
, 2016 This chapter turns to the mathematics of medieval Islam. These include the mathematical theories and practices that grew, and often flourished, in that part of the world where the dominant religious and cultural influence was the religion of Islam ...
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On “Overspecification” in Medieval Mathematical Diagrams
2020In a recent paper [1], Christian Carman advanced a tentative explanation for “overspecification” in medieval mathematical diagrams. Carman argues that the original (“correct”) diagrams were corrupted, presumably through incompetent copyists, while preparing the initial copies—often before the tenth consecutive copy.
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