A Passage to Infinity
| Author | George Gheverghese Joseph |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | History of mathematics |
| Publisher | SAGE India |
Publication date | November 2009 |
| Pages | 323 |
| ISBN | 978-8132101680 |
A Passage to Infinity: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact[1][2][3]is a 2009 book byGeorge Gheverghese Josephchronicling the social and mathematical origins of theKerala school of astronomy and mathematics.The book discusses the highlights of the achievements ofKerala schooland also analyses the hypotheses and conjectures on the possible transmission of Kerala mathematics toEurope.
An outline of the contents
[edit]- Introduction
- The Social Origins of theKerala School
- The Mathematical Origins of theKerala School
- The Highlights ofKeralaMathematicsandAstronomy
- Indian Trigonometry:From Ancient Beginnings toNilakantha
- Squaring the Circle:The Kerala Answer
- Reaching for the Stars: ThePower SeriesforSinesandCosines
- Changing Perspectives onIndian Mathematics
- Exploring Transmissions: A Case Study of Kerala Mathematics
- A Final Assessment
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Joseph, George Gheverghese (2009).A Passage to Infinity: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact.Delhi: Sage Publications (Inda) Pvt. Ltd. p. 236.ISBN978-81-321-0168-0.
- ^Plofker, Kim (21 December 2015)."A Passage to Infinity: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact".Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science.10:56–62.doi:10.33137/aestimatio.v10i0.26020.ISSN1549-4497.
- ^Sriram, M.S. (2011)."Book Review: A Passage to Infinity—Medieval Indian Mathematics and Its Impact".Indian Historical Review.38(2): 247–250.doi:10.1177/037698361103800207.ISSN0376-9836.S2CID149427309.
Further references
[edit]- In association with theRoyal Society's 350th anniversary celebrations in 2010, Asia House presented a talk based onA Passage to Infinity.See:"A Passage to Infinity: Indian Mathematics in World Mathematics".Retrieved3 May2010.
- For an audio-visual presentation of George Gheverghese Joseph's views on the ideas presented in the book, see:Joseph, George Gheverghese (16 September 2008)."George Gheverghese Joseph on the Transmission to Europe of Non-European Mathematics".The Mathematical Association of America.Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2010.Retrieved3 May2010.
- The Economic Timestalks to George Gheverghese Joseph onThe Passage to Infinity.See:Lal, Amrith (23 April 2010)."Indian mathematics loved numbers".The Economic Times.
- Review of "A PASSAGE TO INFINITY: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and its impact" by M. Ram Murty in Hardy-Ramanujan Journal, 36 (2013), 43–46.
- Nair, R. Madhavan (3 February 2011)."In search of the roots of mathematics".The Hindu.Retrieved15 October2014.
