Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 518 g
A Translation of Bh¿skara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the ¿ryabhat¿ya
Buch, Englisch, Band 30, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 518 g
Reihe: Science Networks. Historical Studies
ISBN: 978-3-7643-7291-0
Verlag: Springer
In the 5th century the Indian mathematician Aryabhata (476-499) wrote a small but famous work on astronomy, the Aryabhatiya. This treatise, written in 118 verses, gives in its second chapter a summary of Hindu mathematics up to that time. Two hundred years later, an Indian astronomer called Bhaskara glossed this mathematial chapter of the Aryabhatiya.
An english translation of Bhaskara’s commentary and a mathematical supplement are presented in two volumes.
Subjects treated in Bhaskara’s commentary range from computing the volume of an equilateral tetrahedron to the interest on a loaned capital, from computations on series to an elaborate process to solve a Diophantine equation.
This volume contains an introduction and the literal translation.
The introduction aims at providing a general background for the translation and is divided in three sections: the first locates Bhaskara’s text, the second looks at its mathematical contents and the third section analyzes the relations of the commentary and the treatise.
Zielgruppe
Research
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction.- Situating Bhaaskara's commentary: The mathematical matter.- The commentary and ist treatise.- On the translation: Edition.- Technical Translations.- Compounds.- Numbers.- Synonyms.- Paragraphs.- Examples.- The Translation.
