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Ganita-Yukti-Bhā Ā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jye Hadeva

Ganita-yukti-bhasa of Jyesthadeva is a seminal text from the Kerala school of astronomy composed in Malayalam that presents explanations and demonstrations of mathematical astronomy techniques. It is divided into two parts on mathematics and astronomy, covering topics like infinite series for pi, trigonometric functions, and planetary motion. The text provides detailed proofs of classical results attributed to scholars like Madhava, Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, and Bhaskara. This is the first critical edition of the entire Malayalam text along with an English translation and explanatory notes, making this important work more accessible.

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Ganita-Yukti-Bhā Ā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jye Hadeva

Ganita-yukti-bhasa of Jyesthadeva is a seminal text from the Kerala school of astronomy composed in Malayalam that presents explanations and demonstrations of mathematical astronomy techniques. It is divided into two parts on mathematics and astronomy, covering topics like infinite series for pi, trigonometric functions, and planetary motion. The text provides detailed proofs of classical results attributed to scholars like Madhava, Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, and Bhaskara. This is the first critical edition of the entire Malayalam text along with an English translation and explanatory notes, making this important work more accessible.

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K.V. Sarma, K. Ramasubramanian, M.D. Srinivas, M.S.

Sriram

Ganita-Yukti-Bh (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of


Jyehadeva
Volume I: Mathematics Volume II: Astronomy

Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences

A long-awaited translation of one of the most important and hitherto


least accessible works in Indian mathematics
Supplemented by detailed explanatory notes and commentary

2008, LXVIII, 1084 p. In 2 volumes, not


available separately.

Printed book
Hardcover
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Ganita-yukti-bhasa (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyesthadeva (c.1530) is a


seminal text of the Kerala school of astronomy. It is composed in the Malayalam language
and presents detailed yuktis or explanations and demonstrations for the results and
processes of mathematical astronomy. The text, comprising fifteen chapters, is naturally
divided into two parts, mathematics and astronomy, and purports to give an exposition
of the techniques and theories employed in the computation of planetary motions as set
forth in the great treatise Tantrasangraha (c.1500) of Nilakantha Somayaji. Even though
the importance of Ganita-yukti-bhasa was brought to the attention of modern scholarship
by C.M Whish in the 1830s, a critical edition of the entire Malayalam text is published here
for the first time along with an English translation and detailed explanatory notes.

The mathematics part is divided into seven chapters. The topics covered are Parikarma
(logistics), Dasaprasna (ten problems), Bhinnaganita (fractions), Trairasika (rule of
three), Kuttakara (linear indeterminate equations), Paridhi and Vyasa (infinite series and
approximations for the ratio of the circumference and diameter of a circle) and Jyanayana
(infinite series and approximations for sines). A distinguishing feature of the work is
that it presents detailed demonstrations of the famous results attributed to Madhava
(c.1340-1420), such as infinite series for p, the arc-tangent and the sine functions, and the
estimation of correction terms and their use in the generation of faster convergent series.
Demonstrations are also presented for some of the classical results of Aryabhata (c.499)
on Kuttakara or the process of solution of linear indeterminate equations, of Brahmagupta
(c.628) on the diagonals and the area of a cyclic quadrilateral, and of Bhaskara (c.1150) on
the surface area and volume of a sphere.

The astronomy part is divided into eight chapters. The topics covered are Grahagati
(computation of mean and true longitudes of planets), Bhugola and Bhagola (Earth
and celestial spheres), Pancadasa-prasna (fifteen problems relating to ascension,
declination, longitude, etc.), Chaya-ganita (determination of time, place, direction, etc.,
from gnomonic shadow), Grahana (eclipses), Vyatipata (when the sun and moon have
the same declination), Darsana-samskara (visibility correction for planets) and Candrasrngonnati (phases of the moon).

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