A new theoretical approach to sample problems and deductive reasoning in Sanskrit mathematical texts

DOI10.1080/17498430.2014.976805zbMATH Open1314.01007OpenAlexW2105078614WikidataQ58605765 ScholiaQ58605765MaRDI QIDQ5178402FDOQ5178402

Authors: Alessandra Petrocchi 

Publication date: 16 March 2015

Published in: BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17498430.2014.976805

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zbMATH Keywords

geometryIndian mathematicsSanskritVedic mathematicsSulbasutrasJaina mathematicsMahavira

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Indian mathematics (01A32)

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