Expounding the Mathematical Seed. Vol.2 - The Supplement. A Translation of Bhaskara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the Aryabhatiya

In the 5 th century, the Indian mathematician Aryabhata wrote a small but famous work on astronomy in 118 verses called the Aryabhatiya. Its second chapter gives a summary of Hindu mathematics up to that point, and 200 years later, the Indian astronomer Bhaskara glossed that chapter. Volume 1 of this work was an English translation of Bhaskara s commentary, and this volume contains explanations for each verse commentary translated in volume 1.

List of contents

How to read this book.- Abbreviations and symbols.- Supplements.- Appendix: Some elements of Indian astronomy.- Glossary.- Bibliography.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Agathe Keller
• Publisher: Springer, Basel
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2006
• EAN: 9783764372927
• ISBN: 978-3-7643-7292-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 241 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 524 g
• Illustrations: 14 Tabellen, XI, 240 p. 71 illus., 14 tab.
• Series: Science Networks. Historical Studies; Science Networks. Historical Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); C, History, astronomy, Astrophysics, Mathematics, History of Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Theoretical & mathematical astronomy, Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences, History of mathematics, History of Mathematical Sciences