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A Passage to Infinity: Medieval Indian Mathematics from Kerala and Its Impact (2009)

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Essay Review Plofker, Kim (2013) Essay Review: A Passage to Infinity: The Contribution of Kerala to Modern Mathematics. Aestimatio: Critical Reviews in the History of Science (pp. 56-62). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Brummelen, Glen Van
Brentjes, Sonja
Mola, Luca
Dhammaloka, Jambugahapitiye
Plofker, Kim
Bowtell, A
Journals
Micrologus: Nature, Sciences and Medieval Societies
Suhayl: Journal for the History of the Exact and Natural Sciences in Islamic Civilisation
Sciamvs: Sources and Commentaries in Exact Sciences
Llull: Revista de la Sociedad Española de Historia de las Ciencias y de las Técnicas
Kwartalnik Historii Nauki i Techniki
Journal of Indian Philosophy
Publishers
University of London, Royal Holloway College (United Kingdom
Princeton University Press
Edizioni ETS
Concepts
Mathematics
Astronomy
India, civilization and culture
Trigonometry
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Medicine
People
al-Samaw'al, Abū Naṣr ibn Yaḥyā, al-Maghribī
Sejong the Great
Nīlakanṇṭha Somayāji
Mādhava of Sangamagrāma
Hipparchos of Rhodes
Copernicus, Nicolaus
Time Periods
15th century
16th century
14th century
Medieval
Renaissance
13th century
Places
India
Italy
London (England)
Florence (Italy)
Spain
Greece
Institutions
Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics (India)
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