Friday, February 11, 2005

India Currents: The mathematical marvel that was India

February 11th

interesting article about india's unknown prowess in mathematics. a year ago, i met a great scholar and manuscriptologist, dr. k v sharma, in his adyar, chennai, home. he has personally translated hundreds of sanskrit manuscripts into english, including the definitive critical edition of the 'aryabhatiya'.

the quality and quantity of ancient indian mathematics is simply mind-blowing.

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