Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics (Record no. 46575)

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fixed length control field 01085 a2200157 4500
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780817646943
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 510.934 YAD
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Yadav, B. S.
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ancient Indian Leaps into Mathematics
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Birkhäuser
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011
Place of publication, distribution, etc New York
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 217
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc This book presents contributions of mathematicians covering topics from ancient India, placing them in the broader context of the history of mathematics. Although the translations of some Sanskrit mathematical texts are available in the literature, Indian contributions are rarely presented in major Western historical works. Yet some of the well-known and universally-accepted discoveries from India, including the concept of zero and the decimal representation of numbers, have made lasting contributions to the foundation of modern mathematics. Through a systematic approach, this book examines these ancient mathematical ideas that were spread throughout India, China, the Islamic world, and Western Europe.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics, Ancient India.
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Mohan, Man
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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