The scholar and East India Company administrator Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765 1837) brought India's rich mathematical heritage to the attention of the wider world with the publication of this book in 1817. Based on Sanskrit texts, it contains English translations of classic works by the Indian mathematicians and astronomers Brahmagupta (598 668) and Bhascara (1114 85), who were instrumental thinkers in the development of algebra. Included here are translations of chapters 12 and 18 of Brahmagupta's best-known work, Brahmasphutasiddhanta, focusing on arithmetic and algebra respectively. Also...
The scholar and East India Company administrator Henry Thomas Colebrooke (1765 1837) brought India's rich mathematical heritage to the attention of th...