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History of hindu mathematics / Bibhutibhushan Datta and Avadhesh Narayan Singh.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Delhi : Bharatiya Kala Prakashan, 2023.Description: xviii, 261 p.; 21 cm HBISBN:
  • 9788186050866
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.954 DAT
Summary: Vol. 1 contains two chapters. Chapter I gives account of various devices employed by the hindus for denoting numbers. Chapter II deals with arithmatic in genral. Vol. II of this work devoted to the history of Algebra in India. The use of Symbols--letters of the alphabet to donate unknows--and equations are the foundation of thwe of the algebra. The Hindus were the first to make systematic use of the letters of the alphabet to denote unknowns.
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Book Book Ranganathan Library History 510.954 DAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume-I Available 050973
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Book Book Ranganathan Library History 510.954 DAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume-I Available 050977
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Book Book Ranganathan Library History 510.954 DAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume-II Available 050974
Book Book Ranganathan Library History 510.954 DAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume-II Available 050976
Book Book Ranganathan Library History 510.954 DAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume-II Available 050978
Book Book Ranganathan Library History 510.954 DAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Volume-II Available 050980

This book has two volume set :-
Vol. 1 = xviii, 261 p.;
Vol. 2 = x, 314 p.;

Vol. 1 contains two chapters. Chapter I gives account of various devices employed by the hindus for denoting numbers. Chapter II deals with arithmatic in genral.
Vol. II of this work devoted to the history of Algebra in India. The use of Symbols--letters of the alphabet to donate unknows--and equations are the foundation of thwe of the algebra. The Hindus were the first to make systematic use of the letters of the alphabet to denote unknowns.

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