Śrîpati: an eleventh-century Indian mathematician (Q1057842)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3898825
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3898825 |
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Śrîpati: an eleventh-century Indian mathematician (English)
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1985
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Śrîpati (fl. A.D. 1039-1056), the most prominent Indian mathematician of his time, is best known for his writings on astronomy, arithmetic, mensuration and algebra. The present paper is a discussion of Śrîpati's arithmetic, the Gaṇitatilaka and of chapters on arithmetic and algebra in his Siddhântaśekhara. The sources upon which Śrîpati drew and a glossary of Indian works and Indian technical terms are also given.
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astronomy
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arithmetic
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algebra
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