Bija Ganita; Or, the Algebra of the Hindus - Societ

Klappentext An important twelfth-century treatise on algebra by medieval India's greatest mathematician, first published in English translation in 1813. Zusammenfassung Twelfth-century mathematician and astronomer Bhascara Acharya (1114–85) is considered to be medieval India's greatest mathematician. Forming part of his Sanskrit magnum opus Siddhanta Shiromani, this is his treatise on algebra. It was translated into English by Edward Strachey (1774–1832) and first published in 1813. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. On affirmative and negative; 2. On the cipher; 3. On unknown quantities; 4. On surds; 5. On indeterminate problems of the first degree; 6. On indeterminate problems of the second degree; Book 1. On simple equations; Book 2. On quadratic equations; Book 3. On equations involving indeterminate questions of the first degree; Book 4. On equations involving indeterminate questions of the second degree; Book 5. On equations involving rectangles; Mr Davis's notes.

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• Authors: Bhascara Acharya
• Assisted by: Edward Strachey (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9781108056014
• ISBN: 978-1-108-05601-4
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society; Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
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