Lilawati; or a treatise on arithmetic and geometry
Auteur :
Acharya, Bhascara
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108055406
Date de publication :
28 mars 2013
Dimensions :
24,4 x 17,0 x 1,2 cm
Poids :
360 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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 SiddhÄnta Shiromani, this is his treatise on arithmetic and geometry. It was translated into English by John Taylor (d.1821) and first published in 1816.