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The Origin of Mathematics

V. LakshmikanthamS. Leela

出版	University Press of America, 2000
主題	Mathematics / GeneralMathematics / History & PhilosophySocial Science / Ethnic Studies / General
ISBN	07618173799780761817376
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EFcPAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Casting aside the usual Eurocentric theories about the origins of mathematics, the authors investigate Vedic texts which originated in ancient India. Aryabhatta, Sulvastrus, and Bhaskaracharya are among the Sanskrit-speaking theoreticians, whose astronomical works contributed to the ancient body of mathematics, preceding the Greeks. This book deals with some of the chronological difficulties in tracing the history of mathematics, as well as the reasons for the decay in the ancient Vedic civilization.