History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book (Part- I- Numeral Notation and Arithmetic) (Record no. 47313)

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International Standard Book Number 9788121260305
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Classification number 510.954 DAT
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Personal name Datta, Bibhutibhushan
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Title History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book (Part- I- Numeral Notation and Arithmetic)
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Gyan Publishing House
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2021
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 261
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Summary, etc History Of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book Is A Treatise On The History Of Indian Mathematics. Originally Published In Two Parts In 1930's. Part 1 Of The Book Is Divided Into Chapters. Chapter 1 Gives Details Of The Various Methods Employed By The Hindus For Denoting Numbers. The Chapter Also Contains Details Of The Gradual Evolution Of The Decimal Place Value Notation In India. Chapter 2 Deals With Arithmetic In General And It Contains The Details Of Various Methods For Performing The Arithmetical Operations Using A "board". The Evolution Of The Operations Of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division, Squaring, Cubing, And The Extraction Square Root And Cube Root Are All Discussed In Detail. The Whole Of Part 2, Running To About 307 Pages, Constitutes Just One Chapter Numbered As Chapter 3 Of The Book. Some Of The Topics Discussed In This Chapter Are Linear Equations With One Unknown And With Two Unknowns, Quadratic Equations, Linear Indeterminate Equations, Solutions Of Equations Of The Form Nx2 + 1 Y2, Indeterminate Equations Of Higher Degrees, And Rational Triangles.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Mathematics
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Hindu Mathematics
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Personal name Singh, Avadhesh Narayan
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