tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post8408575985843189075..comments2023-11-19T00:42:48.156-08:00Comments on balancing life: A history of Indian mathematicsSunilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-46162106210869632162007-09-09T17:14:00.000-07:002007-09-09T17:14:00.000-07:00There was a recent news article about new discover...There was a recent news article about new discovery of medieval mathematics (including the suggestion that many of the ideas developed in europe might be based on indian discoveries).<BR/><BR/>Here is the link <A HREF="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/08/070813091457.htm" REL="nofollow"> here</A><BR/><BR/>I find a knowledge of the idea's discovery to be quite fascinating subject too.milieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029969621924505200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-12972788492006194262007-08-23T07:09:00.000-07:002007-08-23T07:09:00.000-07:00ashutosh, abi....thanks for those suggestions. My...ashutosh, abi....thanks for those suggestions. My reading list continues to grow!<BR/><BR/>SK, thanks. It certainly is an interesting and simple primer. I prefer articles like O'Connor and Robertson's though, since they base their essays on well researched documents, citing their sources.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-47033536275850130142007-08-22T22:18:00.000-07:002007-08-22T22:18:00.000-07:00You may be interested in this: InSIGHTYou may be interested in this:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://cs.annauniv.edu/insight/insight/maths/history/index.htm" REL="nofollow"> <BR/>InSIGHT<BR/></A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-43946313153994657002007-08-22T08:36:00.000-07:002007-08-22T08:36:00.000-07:00Have you tried Dick Teresi's "Lost Discoveries"? I...Have you tried Dick Teresi's "Lost Discoveries"? I'm told that it has a section on India as well. <BR/><BR/>Check out the reviews <A HREF="http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980DEEDA1439F932A35751C1A9649C8B63" REL="nofollow">here</A>, <A HREF="http://www.americanscientist.org/template/BookReviewTypeDetail/assetid/17180;jsessionid=baa9..." REL="nofollow">here</A>.Abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790560045313883673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8212356.post-70014853868709955082007-08-22T08:03:00.000-07:002007-08-22T08:03:00.000-07:00You may like Jayant Narlikar's Scientific Edge: Th...You may like Jayant Narlikar's <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Scientific-Edge-Indian-Scientist-Modern/dp/0143030280/ref=sr_1_21/102-4750131-6367354?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187794891&sr=1-21" REL="nofollow">Scientific Edge: The Indian Scientist From Vedic to Modern times</A> in which he also nicely discusses the decline of the Indian scientist.<BR/><BR/>Pythagoras has more than 300 proofs, including one by US president James GarfieldWavefunctionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993805391653267639noreply@blogger.com