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Algebra, with Arithmetic and Mensuration: From the Sanscrit of Brahmegupta and Bhascara
Contributor(s): Brahmagupta (Author), Bhascara (Author), Colebrooke, H. T. (Translator)

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 ISBN: 1108055109     ISBN-13: 9781108055109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $73.14  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
- Political Science | History & Theory - General
Dewey: 510
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Perspectives from the Royal Asiatic Society
Physical Information: 0.96" H x 7" W x 10" L (1.80 lbs) 476 pages
 
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The 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 the publication of this book in 1817. Based on Sanskrit texts, it contains English translations of classic works by the Indian mathematicians and astronomers Brahmagupta (598-668) and Bhascara (1114-85), who were instrumental thinkers in the development of algebra. Included here are translations of chapters 12 and 18 of Brahmagupta's best-known work, Brahmasphutasiddhanta, focusing on arithmetic and algebra respectively. Also included in this book are translations of two of the greatest works by Bhascara: Lilavati, his treatise on arithmetic, and Bijaganita, on algebra. Furthermore, Colebrooke's introduction aims to position the Indian advancement of algebra in relation to its development by the Greeks and Arabs.
 
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