書目名稱 | Zero and Pi |
副標題 | Symbols of Mathemati |
編輯 | Amalkumar Mukhopadhyay,Siddheshwar Rameshwar Bhatt |
視頻video | http://file.papertrans.cn/1061/1060970/1060970.mp4 |
概述 | Covers the history of zero and pi from the Neolithic Age to the nineteenth century.Brings together researchers on the much-debated issue of the origin of zero and pi.Discusses the invention of wheeled |
圖書封面 |  |
描述 | The book, divided into two major parts, discusses the evolution of the concept and symbols of zero and the history of pi. Both the topics are discussed from the Neolithic Age to the nineteenth century. The book also clears the assumption that Johann Heinrich Lambert (AD 1761) only invented the irrationality of pi by crediting Lambert jointly with André Marie Legendre (AD 1794)..Part 1, consisting of six stages spread in six chapters, meets a challenge to the authors as eminent scholars of the history of mathematics have diverse opinions based on conjectures. This part primarily discusses how the symbol O, in the Vedic religious practices, considered a replica of the universe prescribed for meditation on the unknown Brahman (conceived of as the space supreme in the Upanishads), was later transcended to the symbol of an unknown quantity in mathematics along with a dot for zero in an arena of atheism. It also highlights how the zero notation and the decimal system of Indian numerals embellished with the algebraic thoughts of Brahmagupta passed on to China and Europe via Arabia. Topics in this part have traced the development from the origin to the final form as seen today after the we |
出版日期 | Book 2024 |
關鍵詞 | Kenoyer; ?veda; ?atapathabrāmana; Chāndogy Upani?ad; Ka?āda; Amarako?a; Nāgārjuna; Brahmagupta; Bhāskarācāry |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3072-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-981-99-3074-6 |
isbn_ebook | 978-981-99-3072-2 |
copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapor |