{"product_id":"expounding-the-mathematical-seed-vol-1-the-translation-a-translation-of-bh-257-skara-i-on-the-mathematical-chapter-of-the-256-ryabhat-299-ya-hardcover","title":"Expounding the Mathematical Seed. Vol. 1: The Translation: A Translation of Bh\u0026#257;skara I on the Mathematical Chapter of the \u0026#256;ryabhat\u0026#299;ya - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAgathe Keller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn english translation of Bhaskara's commentary and a mathematical supplement are presented in two volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjects 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis volume contains an introduction and the literal translation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.32 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416450580658,"sku":"9783764372910","price":178.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/800a31894c1615a94d9b040f7bfbd501.webp?v=1778407332","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/expounding-the-mathematical-seed-vol-1-the-translation-a-translation-of-bh-257-skara-i-on-the-mathematical-chapter-of-the-256-ryabhat-299-ya-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}