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Download or read book Mathematical Achievements of Pre-modern Indian Mathematicians written by T.K Puttaswamy and published by Newnes. This book was released on 2012-10-22 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics in India has a long and impressive history. Presented in chronological order, this book discusses mathematical contributions of Pre-Modern Indian Mathematicians from the Vedic period (800 B.C.) to the 17th Century of the Christian era. These contributions range across the fields of Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry. The book presents the discussions in a chronological order, covering all the contributions of one Pre-Modern Indian Mathematician to the next. It begins with an overview and summary of previous work done on this subject before exploring specific contributions in exemplary technical detail. This book provides a comprehensive examination of pre-Modern Indian mathematical contributions that will be valuable to mathematicians and mathematical historians. - Contains more than 160 original Sanskrit verses with English translations giving historical context to the contributions - Presents the various proofs step by step to help readers understand - Uses modern, current notations and symbols to develop the calculations and proofs