Tantrasangraha of Nilakantha Somayaji:

Name: Tantrasangraha of Nilakantha Somayaji:
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ISBN: 9789380250090

ISBN-10: 9380250096

ISBN-13: 9789380250090

Edition: 2011

Authors: K. Ramasubramanian, M. S. Sriram

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Tantrasangraha, composed in 1500 CE by the renowned Kerala astronomer Nilakantha Somayaji (c.1444-1545 CE), ranks along with Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata and Siddhantasiromani of Bhaskaracarya as a seminal work that significantly influenced further work on astronomy in India. One of the distinguishing features of this text is that it introduces a major revision of the traditional planetary models, leading to a unified theory of planetary latitudes and a better formulation of the equation of center for the interior planets (Mercury and Venus) than was previously available. Several important innovations in mathematical technique are also to be found in Tantrasangraha, especially related to the…

Book details

List price: $82.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 642
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 2.596
Language: English