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Astronomy which had been a branch of Mathematics, separated out and began to be regarded by the name Jyotisha. Geometry which belonged to the Kalpasutras came to be regarded as an integral part of the ganita. Thus the readjusted science of the ganita consisted mainly of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Among the Jainas and Buddhists the ganita was known by the name Samkyana (science of numbers).
 
Astronomy which had been a branch of Mathematics, separated out and began to be regarded by the name Jyotisha. Geometry which belonged to the Kalpasutras came to be regarded as an integral part of the ganita. Thus the readjusted science of the ganita consisted mainly of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry. Among the Jainas and Buddhists the ganita was known by the name Samkyana (science of numbers).
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=== Modern Indian Mathematicians ===
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== Modern Indian Mathematicians ==
 
Three schools - Ujjain, Mysore and Kusumpura have been referred to as important schools of mathematics in the early christian era. Here we discuss the important mathematicians of the modern era.
 
Three schools - Ujjain, Mysore and Kusumpura have been referred to as important schools of mathematics in the early christian era. Here we discuss the important mathematicians of the modern era.
 
# '''Aryabhata I (476 A.D.)''' - Aryabhatiya or Aryasiddhanta consists of four chapters namely Dasagitika (the ten Gitikas), Ganitapada (mathematics), Kalakriya (reckoning of time) and Gola (sphere) deals with astronomy and arithmetic.  
 
# '''Aryabhata I (476 A.D.)''' - Aryabhatiya or Aryasiddhanta consists of four chapters namely Dasagitika (the ten Gitikas), Ganitapada (mathematics), Kalakriya (reckoning of time) and Gola (sphere) deals with astronomy and arithmetic.  

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