| Ganita-Yukti-Bhāṣā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyeṣṭhadeva: Volume I: Mathematics Volume II: Astronomy 2008 Edition Contributor(s): Sarma, K. V. (Author), Ramasubramanian, K. (Author), Srinivas, M. D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1848820720 ISBN-13: 9781848820722 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $237.49 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | History & Philosophy - Science | Astronomy |
| Dewey: 520.954 |
| Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physic |
| Physical Information: 2.8" H x 6.5" W x 9.4" (4.35 lbs) 1084 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ganita-yukti-bhasa (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyesthadeva (c.1530) is a seminal text of the Kerala school of astronomy. It is composed in the Malayalam language and presents detailed yuktis or explanations and demonstrations for the results and processes of mathematical astronomy. The text, comprising fifteen chapters, is naturally divided into two parts, mathematics and astronomy, and purports to give an exposition of the techniques and theories employed in the computation of planetary motions as set forth in the great treatise Tantrasangraha (c.1500) of Nilakantha Somayaji. Even though the importance of Ganita-yukti-bhasa was brought to the attention of modern scholarship by C.M Whish in the 1830s, a critical edition of the entire Malayalam text is published here for the first time along with an English translation and detailed explanatory notes. |
