A Passage to Infinity Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact
- New Delhi Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd 2009
- 219p
includes index and biblioraphy
The Social Origins of the Kerala School 10 The Mathematical Origins of the Kerala School 41 The Highlights of Kerala Mathematics and Astronomy 67 Indian Trigonometry: From Ancient Beginnings to Nilakantha 82 Squaring the Circle: The Kerala Answer 108 Reaching for the Stars: The Power Series for Sines and Cosines 142 Changing Perspectives on Indian Mathematics 156 Exploring Transmissions: A Case Study of Kerala Mathematics 178 A Final Assessment 198