The Origins of Mathematics
Published on 26. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-0-7618-1737-6 (ISBN)
Description
Casting aside the usual Eurocentric theories about the origins of mathematics, the authors investigate Vedic texts which originated in ancient India. Aryabhatta, Sulvastrus, and Bhaskaracharya are among the Sanskrit-speaking theoreticians, whose astronomical works contributed to the ancient body of mathematics, preceding the Greeks. This book deals with some of the chronological difficulties in tracing the history of mathematics, as well as the reasons for the decay in the ancient Vedic civilization.
Reviews / Votes
...it is an eye-opener and it challenges the very method of fixing persons and incidents chronologically... * Mathematical Reviews * The book provides a fascinating account of the origin of mathematics and establishes convincingly that mathematics originated from India, and not from Greece, around 3000 BC. * Ganita Bharati * The book provides a fascinating account of the origin of mathematics and establishes convincingly that mathematics originated from India, and not from Greece, around 3000 BC. * Ganita Bharati * ...it is an eye-opener and it challenges the very method of fixing persons and incidents chronologically... * Mathematical Reviews *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
167 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-1737-6 (9780761817376)
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Persons
V. Lakshmikantham is Head of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the Florida Institute of Technology.
S. Leela is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at SUNY in Geneseo, New York.
S. Leela is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at SUNY in Geneseo, New York.
Content
Chapter 1 List of Figures
Chapter 2 List of Tables
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Prevailing Theories
Chapter 5 Indifference to Truth
Chapter 6 Invented Theories
Chapter 7 Chronological Aspects
Chapter 8 From Baudhayana to Bhaskara I
Chapter 9 From Brahmagupta to Nilakanta
Chapter 10 Astronomical Aspects
Chapter 11 Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Chapter 12 Notes and Comments
Chapter 13 References
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Authors
Chapter 2 List of Tables
Chapter 3 Preface
Chapter 4 Prevailing Theories
Chapter 5 Indifference to Truth
Chapter 6 Invented Theories
Chapter 7 Chronological Aspects
Chapter 8 From Baudhayana to Bhaskara I
Chapter 9 From Brahmagupta to Nilakanta
Chapter 10 Astronomical Aspects
Chapter 11 Truth is Stranger than Fiction
Chapter 12 Notes and Comments
Chapter 13 References
Chapter 14 Index
Chapter 15 About the Authors