Algebra, With Arithmetic and Mensuration - From the Sanscrit of Brahmegupta and Bhascara

Klappentext An 1817 compilation of English translations of classic works by the Indian mathematicians Brahmagupta (598-668) and Bhascara (1114-85). Zusammenfassung Scholar and East India Company administrator Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765–1837) brought India's rich mathematical heritage to the attention of the wider world with this book, first published in 1817. It is a compilation of classic works by Indian mathematicians Brahmagupta (598–668) and Bhascara (1114–85), translated into English. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dissertation; Part I. Bhascara: 1. Introductions; 2. Invocation; 3. Miscellaneous; 4. Mixture; 5. Progression; 6. Plane figure; 7. Excavations and contents of solids; 8. Stacks; 9. Saw; 10. Mounds of grain; 11. Shadow of a gnomon; 12. Pulverizer; 13. Combination; Part II. Algebra: 1. Invocation; 2. Pulverizer; 3. Affected square; 4. Simple equation; 5. Quadratic, etc., equations; 6. Multilateral equations; 7. Varieties of quadratics; 8. Equation involving a factum of unknown quantities; 9. Conclusion; Part III. Brahmegupta: 1. Arithmetic; 2. Algebra.

Product details

• Authors: Bhascara, Brahmagupta
• Assisted by: H. T. Colebrooke (Translation), Colebrooke H. T. (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.04.2013
• EAN: 9781108055109
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05510-9
• No. of pages: 476
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society; Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
• Subjects: Guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Algebra, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General, History of mathematics