{"product_id":"expounding-the-mathematical-seed-vol-agathe-keller-9783764372910","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","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Agathe Keller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3764372915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783764372910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.54w x 0.67d","brand":"Agathe Keller","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44126044848383,"sku":"9783764372910","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a985cd9-22df-44ee-a180-7f970091c3f9.jpg?v=1687445974","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/expounding-the-mathematical-seed-vol-agathe-keller-9783764372910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}