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Tantrasangraha of Nilakantha Somayaji
Ramasubramanian, Krishnamurthi; Sriram, M. S.
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Hardback. The Tantrasangraha significantly influenced early astronomy in India. This English edition, prepared from authentic Sanskrit editions, includes necessary mathematical relations, illustrative examples, figures and tables using modern mathematical notation. Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 598 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 167 colour illustrations, 30 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PBX; PG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 165 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1179.
Tantrasangraha, composed by the renowned Kerala astronomer Nīlakantha Somayājī (c.1444-1545 AD) ranks along with Āryabhatīya of Āryabhata and Siddhāntaśiromani of Bhāskarācārya as one of the major works which significantly influenced further work on astronomy in India. One of the distinguishing features is the introduction of a major revision of the traditional Indian planetary model. Nīlakantha arrived at a unified theory of planetary latitudes and a better formulation of the equation of centre for the interior planets (Mercury and Venus) than was previously available.
In preparing the translation and explanatory notes, K. Ramasubramanian and M. S. Sriram have used authentic ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
598
Condition
New
Series
Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
598
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857290359
SKU
V9780857290359
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From the reviews: “The book … serve as a reasonably self-contained introduction to mathematical astronomy as practiced in classical India. This volume will be of interest to general historians of mathematics, and also to those mathematicians who have some knowledge of Sanskrit and who would like to read Indian mathematical texts in the original … .” (Homer White, The ... Read more