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Madhava of Sangamagrama contribution to Calculus was much before Europeans

Madhava of Sangamagrama (c. 1340 – c. 1425), was an Indian mathematician-astronomer from the town of Sangamagrama. His writings were later transmitted to Europe via Jesuit missionaries and traders who were active around the ancient port of Muziris at … Read more

Surya Siddhanta, 2 Million Years old Book is First on Astronomy

Surya Siddhanta is the first among the traditions or doctrines (siddhanta) in archaeo-astronomy of the Vedic era. Infact, it is the oldest ever book in world which describes earth as sphere but not flat, gravity being reason … Read more

Bhaskaracharya, the greatest Mathematician who introduced concept of ‘Infinity’

Bhaskaracharya (Bhāskara the teacher) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer of 12th century AD. He is refered as Bhāskara II to avoid confusion with Bhāskara I (of 7th century AD). He was born near Vijjadavida (Bijapur in … Read more

Aryabhata contributes ‘ZERO, Pi’ etc to Mathematics and calculates Eclipses in Astronomy

Aryabhata, born in 476 CE, was the first in the line of great mathematician-astronomers from the classical age of Indian mathematics and Indian astronomy. There is a general tendency to misspell his name as “Aryabhatta” by analogy … Read more

Pythagorean (Pythagoras) Theorem in Baudhayana Sulba Sutra (2000 BCE)

In mathematics, the Pythagorean (Pythagoras) theorem (written around 400 BC) is a relation among the three sides of a right triangle (right-angled triangle). In terms of areas, it states: “In any right-angled triangle, the area of the … Read more

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