Ganita Bharati
Published in Association with Bulletin of The Indian Society for History of Mathematics
Current Volume: 45 (2023 )
ISSN: 0970-0307
Periodicity: Half-Yearly
Month(s) of Publication: June & December
Subject: Mathematics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/GB
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Geometry in the Mahasiddhanta of Aryabhata II
By : Sanatan Koley
Page No: 1-50
Abstract
The aim of this article is to present at first the geometrical rules of the 10th century Indian mathematician-astronomer °ryabhaÇa II that are included in his work MahÀsiddhÀnta, composed in c.950 CE. Thereafter an attempt will be made to throw light upon some concepts of present-day geometry (including mensuration) which are implicit in this medieval work.
Author :
Dr. Sanatan Koley : Former Headmaster, Jagacha High School (H.S.), Howrah-711112. Present Address : Kadambari Housing Complex, Block-I, Flat-IA, 144 Mohiary Road, Jagacha, P.O. GIP Colony, Howrah-711112, W.B.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/GB.2022.44.1.1