{"product_id":"siddhanta-siromani-a-treatise-on-astronomy-by-bhaskaracharya","title":"Siddhanta Siromani. A Treatise on Astronomy by Bhaskaracharya","description":"\u003cp\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9788130712192\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Editor Pandit Muralidhara Jha\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003ePages\u003c\/strong\u003e: 338 pp\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eYear of Publishing\u003c\/strong\u003e: 2012\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardbound\u003cbr\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cosmo Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eBhaskara was one of the many outstanding mathematicians hailing from South India. Born in 1114 CE in Karnataka, he composed a four-part text entitled the \u003cem\u003eSiddhanta Siromani\u003c\/em\u003e. Included in this compilation is the \u003cem\u003eBijaganita\u003c\/em\u003e, which became the standard algebra textbook in Sanskrit.\u003cbr\u003eThis text contains descriptions of advanced mathematical techniques involving both positive and negative integers as well as zero, irrational numbers.\u003cbr\u003eIt treats at length the “pulverizer” (\u003cem\u003ekuttakara\u003c\/em\u003e) method of solving indeterminate equations with continued fractions, as well as the so-called “Pell’s equation” (\u003cem\u003evargaprakrti\u003c\/em\u003e) dealing with indeterminate equations of the second degree.\u003cbr\u003eBhaskara also wrote on the solution to numerous kinds of linear and quadratic equations, including those involving multiple unknowns, and equations involving the product of different unknowns.\u003cbr\u003eIn short, he wrote a highly sophisticated mathematical text that preceded by several centuries the development of such techniques in Europe, although it would be better to term this a rediscovery, since much of the Renaissance advances of mathematics in Europe were based upon the discovery of Arab mathematical texts, which were in turn highly influenced by these Indian traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosmo Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49766038765872,"sku":"DRG.CosmoPub_9788130712192","price":1073.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/cosmo-publications-book-default-title-siddhanta-siromani-a-treatise-on-astronomy-by-bhaskaracharya-40750882423088.webp?v=1775978795","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/siddhanta-siromani-a-treatise-on-astronomy-by-bhaskaracharya","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}