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A Passage to Infi nity
A Passage to Infi nity
Medieval Indian Mathematics
from Kerala and Its Impact
GEORGE GHEVERGHESE JOSEPH
Copyright © George Gheverghese Joseph,
2009
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First published in 2009 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Joseph, George Gheverghese.
A passage to infi nity: medieval Indian mathematics from Kerala and its
impact/George Gheverghese Joseph.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Mathematics—India—Kerala—History. 2. Mathematics, Medieval.
3. Astronomy, Medieval—India—Kerala. I. Title.
QA27.I4J67 510.954
830902—dc22 2009 2009035222
ISBN:
978-81-321-0168-0 (HB)
The SAGE Team:
Rekha Natarajan, Sushmita Banerjee and
Trinankur Banerjee
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