Bibhutibhusan datta (1888–1958), historian of Indian mathematics
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Ancient Indian Mathematics
The aim of this article is to present a short outline of early Indian mathematics. I mean to summarize the results and contributions of Indian mathematics which were made in the period from the first civilization in Indian subcontinent to the 5 century AD when classical era of Indian mathematics began. Indus valley civilization The first use of mathematics in the Indian subcontinent was in the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Historia Mathematica
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0315-0860
DOI: 10.1016/0315-0860(80)90033-6