Lilawati; Or a Treatise on Arithmetic and Geometry

by John Taylor and Bhāskarācārya

An important mathematician and astronomer in medieval India, Bhascara Acharya (1114-85) wrote treatises on arithmetic, algebra, geometry and astronomy. He is also believed to have been head of the astronomical observatory at Ujjain, which was the leading centre of mathematical sciences in India. Forming part of his Sanskrit magnum opus Siddhānta Shiromani, the present work is his treatise on arithmetic, including coverage of geometry. It was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108055400
• ISBN13: 9781108055406
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"