Indian mathematics
It is without doubt that mathematics today owes a huge debt to the outstanding contributions made by Indian mathematicians over hundreds of years.
"Huge debt" is the beautiful number system invented by the indians on which much of mathematical development has rested.
histories of indian mathematicians use to begin b describing the geometry contained in the subha sutras but the research into the history of indian mathematics has shown that the essentials of this geometry were older being contained in the altar constructions describe in the vedic mythology text the Shatopatha Brahmana and the Terittiriya samhita.
The subha sutras were composed by Bandhayana(about 800 BC),Manava(about 750 BC), Apastamba(about 600BC) and Katyayana (about 200BC).
There is another scholar, who was Panini who achieved remarkable results in his studies of sanskrit grammar.
now one might resonably ask what sanskrit grammar has to do with mathematics.
It certainly has something to do with modern theoretical computer science, for a mathematician or computer scientist working with formal language theory will recognise just how modern some of Panini's ideas are.
Before the end of the period of subhasutra around the middle of the 3rd century BC, the brahmi numerals had begun to appear.
Here is one style of the brahmi numerals.
These are the earliest numerals which,after a multitude of changes,eventually developed into the numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 used today.
As the centuries passed there were many renowed mathematicians such as yuvanesvara, Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Yativrsabha, Brahmagupta, Paramesvara, Bhaskara etc. are the ones who have given phenomal contributions to indian mathematics.
by-manasa
"Huge debt" is the beautiful number system invented by the indians on which much of mathematical development has rested.
histories of indian mathematicians use to begin b describing the geometry contained in the subha sutras but the research into the history of indian mathematics has shown that the essentials of this geometry were older being contained in the altar constructions describe in the vedic mythology text the Shatopatha Brahmana and the Terittiriya samhita.
The subha sutras were composed by Bandhayana(about 800 BC),Manava(about 750 BC), Apastamba(about 600BC) and Katyayana (about 200BC).
There is another scholar, who was Panini who achieved remarkable results in his studies of sanskrit grammar.
now one might resonably ask what sanskrit grammar has to do with mathematics.
It certainly has something to do with modern theoretical computer science, for a mathematician or computer scientist working with formal language theory will recognise just how modern some of Panini's ideas are.
Before the end of the period of subhasutra around the middle of the 3rd century BC, the brahmi numerals had begun to appear.
Here is one style of the brahmi numerals.
These are the earliest numerals which,after a multitude of changes,eventually developed into the numerals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 used today.
As the centuries passed there were many renowed mathematicians such as yuvanesvara, Aryabhata, Varahamihira, Yativrsabha, Brahmagupta, Paramesvara, Bhaskara etc. are the ones who have given phenomal contributions to indian mathematics.
by-manasa
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