The Origins of Mathematics

by V. Lakshmikantham

2021-07-21 01:43:21

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 astr... Read more
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. Less

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ISBN9780761817376
V. LAKSHMIKANTHAM is Professor and Chairman in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Arlington. In addition, he is coeditor of the journal Stochastic Analysis and Applications (M...

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