The origin of geometry in India : a study in the Śulbasūtras /

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This book is the first complete study of the origin of geometry in India. In Ancient India, brick-built fire-altars (citi-s) were ordained for the Soma sacrifice, a Vedic rite, which led to the compilation of rule-books for making and arranging bricks. These volumes, called Śulbasūtra-s, represent...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bhattacharya, Ramkrishna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]
Temas:
Śulvasūtras.
Geometry > India > History.
Géométrie > Inde > Histoire.
MATHEMATICS > Geometry > General.
Geometry
Śulvasūtras
India
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book is the first complete study of the origin of geometry in India. In Ancient India, brick-built fire-altars (citi-s) were ordained for the Soma sacrifice, a Vedic rite, which led to the compilation of rule-books for making and arranging bricks. These volumes, called Śulbasūtra-s, represent the first available texts of both geometry and mensuration, and were composed from 600 BCE, although the actual practice goes back to c. 1500 BCE. This book begins by detailing the history of geometry in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Greece, and shows that geometry everywhere starts with brick-built struct.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9781527534001
1527534006

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