000 02171 a2200169 4500
020 _a8185067317
082 _a609.54
_bKUP
100 _aKuppuram, G. Ed.
245 _aHistory of science and technology in India
_bVol.II (Two sections) mathematics, astronomy (Set in 12 Volumes)
260 _c1990
_bSundeep Prakashan
_aDelhi
300 _axiiii,450p.
500 _aCONTENTS Section I Mathematics Acknowledgement v Introduction vii Preface xiii 1.The Method of Integral Solution of Indeterminate Equations of the Type: By = AX = C in Ancient and Medieval India A.K. Bag 5 2. The Methodology of Indian Mathematics and its Contemporary Relevance M.D. Srinivas 29 3. Accomplishments Ancient Indians in the Field of Mathematics Jagat Jitendra Matto 87 4. Indian Literature on Mathematics during 1400-1800 A.D. Amulya Kumar Bag 101 5. Indian Mathematics since 1600 A.D. Dr. A.K. Bag 125 6. A Loose Counter Training Aid for Mathematics E.G.K. Rao 139 7. Ancient Hindu Cosmology B.C. Sidharth 149 8. Al-Biruni on Indian Arithmetic Amulya Kumar Bag 153 9. Kerala's Heritage in Mathematics S.Parameswaran 171 10. The Indian Approach to Formal Logic and the Methodology of Theory Construction : A Preliminary View M.D. Srinivas 193 11. Foundations of Logic in Ancient India: Linguistics and Mathematics Navjyoti Singh 245 12. The Knowledge of Geometrical Figures Instruments and Units in the 3ulbasutras Amulya Kumar Bag 289 13. Trigonometrical Series in the Karanapaddhati and the Probable date of the Text Amulya Kumar Bag 305 14. Madhava Sine and Cosine Series Amulya Kumar Bag 319 SECTION II Astronomy 1. A Survey of Source Materials — K. V. Sarma 327 2. Kerala Literature on Jyotisa — K. V. Sarma 367 3. Tradition of Aryabhatlya in Kerala : Revision of Planetary Parameters — K. V Sarma 387 4. Kuttaka and QQiuyishu —A.K. Bag 399 5. Some Highlights of Astronomy and Mathematics in 'medieval India K. V Sarma 413 6. Islamic Calendar and Indians Era S.R. Sarma 433 Index443
700 _aKumudamani, K. Ed.
890 _aIndia
891 _aFA
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