{"product_id":"lilawati-or-a-treatise-on-arithmetic-and-geometry-paperback-9781108055406","title":"Lilawati; or a Treatise on Arithmetic and Geometry (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108055406","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLilawati; or a Treatise on Arithmetic and Geometry\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn important twelfth-century arithmetical treatise by medieval India's greatest mathematician, first published in English translation in 1816.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBhascara Acharya (Author), John Taylor (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108055406, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e222 pages, 6 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e24.4 x 17 x 1.2 cm, 0.36 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn important mathematician and astronomer in medieval India, Bhascara Acharya (1114–85) wrote treatises on arithmetic, algebra, geometry and astronomy. He is also believed to have been head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain, which was the leading centre of mathematical sciences in India. Forming part of his Sanskrit magnum opus Siddh?nta Shiromani, the present work is his treatise on arithmetic, including coverage of geometry. It was first published in English in 1816 after being translated by the East India Company surgeon John Taylor (d.1821). Used as a textbook in India for centuries, it provides the basic mathematics needed for astronomy. Topics covered include arithmetical terms, plane geometry, solid geometry and indeterminate equations. Of enduring interest in the history of mathematics, this work also contains Bhascara's pictorial proof of Pythagoras' theorem.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Arithmetic\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Of Geometrical Operations: 1. Of circles\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of ponds\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of the bricks or stones in a wall\u003cbr\u003e 4. Of cutting timbers, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Of heaps\u003cbr\u003e 6. Of shadows\u003cbr\u003e Part III: 1. Of the kutaka\u003cbr\u003e 2. Of the sthira or fixed kutaka\u003cbr\u003e 3. Of the sanslista kutaka\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Of Transpositions\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20mathematics%20%5BPBX%5D%22\"\u003ePBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266113949976,"sku":"9781108055406","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108055406i.jpg?v=1696747237","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lilawati-or-a-treatise-on-arithmetic-and-geometry-paperback-9781108055406","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}