Ganitasarakaumudi: The moonlight of the essence of mathematics by Thakkura Pheru, ed. with intr., tr. and mathematical commentary by SaKHYa
₹ 995.00
The Ganitasarakaumudi was composed in the early fourteenth century at Delhi by the Jain polymath Thakkura Pheru who held a high position at the treasury of Ala al-Din Khalji, and contributed to the popularization of science by producing six treatises in Apabhramsa verse on diverse scientific subjects. The present volume offers, besides an introduction, a critically emended text, an English translation, and a detailed mathematical commentary where efforts were made to interpret Pheru's formulas and algorithms in modern nation. There are several appendices, including a comprehensive glossary-index.
ISBN 13: 9788173048098
ISBN 10: 8173048096
Year: 2009
Pages etc.: xlvi,280p., app., bibl., ind., 29cm.
Binding: Hardbound
Subject(s): Mathematics
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