Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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652827
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dltt
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Main Entry
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Puttaswamy, T. K
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Title & Author
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Mathematical achievements of pre-modern Indian mathematicians /\ T.K. Puttaswamy
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Edition Statement
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1st ed
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Publication Statement
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London ;Waltham, MA :: Elsevier,, 2012
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Series Statement
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Elsevier insights
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Page. NO
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xxiii, 743 p. :: ill. ; 24 cm
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ISBN
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9780123979131 (hbk.)
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: 0123979137 (hbk.)
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [737]-743)
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Contents
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A glance at ancient India and the decimal system of numeration -- Mathematics of Jains -- The Bakshali manuscript -- Aryabhata I -- Varahamihira and Bhaskara I -- Brahmagupta -- Sridhara and Prthudakaswami Caturveda -- Mahavira -- Aryabhata II and Sripati -- Bhaskara II -- Narayana Pandita -- Kerala astronomers -- Sixteenth and seventeenth century commentators of Bhaskara II
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Subject
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Mathematics-- India-- HIstory
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Subject
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Mathematicians-- India-- History
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Dewey Classification
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510.954
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