A passage to infinity
Subtitle: medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact
By: George Gheverghese Joseph.
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New Delhi; Thousand Oaks
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
ISBN-13: 9788132101680
Subjects: Mathematics -- India -- Kerala -- History; Mathematics, Medieval; Astronomy, Medieval -- India -- Kerala
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-213) and index.
Table of contents: title: The social origins of the Kerala school; title: The mathematical origins of the Kerala school; title: The highlights of Kerala mathematics and astronomy; title: Indian trigonometry : from ancient beginnings to Nilakantha; title: Reaching for the stars : the power series for sines and cosines; title: Changing perspectives on Indian mathematics; title: Exploring transmissions : a case study of Kerala mathematics to Europe; title: A final assessment.