Ganitananda: Selected Works of Radha Charan Gupta on History of Mathematics (Record no. 46578)

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International Standard Book Number 9789811312281
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Classification number 516.35 RAM
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Personal name Ramasubramanian, K
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Title Ganitananda: Selected Works of Radha Charan Gupta on History of Mathematics
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Springer
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2019
Place of publication, distribution, etc Singapore
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Extent 639
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Summary, etc This book includes 58 selected articles that highlight the major contributions of Professor Radha Charan Gupta-a doyen of history of mathematics-written on a variety of important topics pertaining to mathematics and astronomy in India. It is divided into ten parts. Part I presents three articles offering an overview of Professor Gupta's oeuvre. The four articles in Part II convey the importance of studies in the history of mathematics. Parts III-VII constituting 33 articles, feature a number of articles on a variety of topics, such as geometry, trigonometry, algebra, combinatorics and spherical trigonometry, which not only reveal the breadth and depth of Professor Gupta's work, but also highlight his deep commitment to the promotion of studies in the history of mathematics. The ten articles of part VIII, present interesting bibliographical sketches of a few veteran historians of mathematics and astronomy in India. Part IX examines the dissemination of mathematical knowledge across different civilisations. The last part presents an up-to-date bibliography of Gupta's work. It also includes a tribute to him in Sanskrit composed in eight verses.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Algebraic geometry.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Astronomy--Observations.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Combinatorics.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Projective geometry.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematical physics.
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