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999 _c200499
_d200499
020 _a9789352802005
040 _cDepartment of Social Science
100 _a Gheverghese Joseph, George
245 2 _aA passage to infinity : medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its impact
_cGeorge Gheverghese Joseph
260 _bSAGE,
_c2009.
505 _aThe social origins of the Kerala school -- The mathematical origins of the Kerala school -- The highlights of Kerala mathematics and astronomy -- Indian trigonometry : from ancient beginnings to Nilakantha -- Reaching for the stars : the power series for sines and cosines -- Changing perspectives on Indian mathematics -- Exploring transmissions : a case study of Kerala mathematics to Europe -- A final assessment.
650 _aSocial Science
856 _uhttps://evidya.sagepub.in/library/a-passage-to-infinity?bookId=3218&siteName=evidya
942 _cEBK