Studying the mathematical accomplishments of ancient India and Japan uncovers a fascinating history of innovation and ...
Any account of the classical sciences of India must begin with mathematics, for, as the ancient Sanskrit text Vedanga Jyotisa (ca. fourth century B.C.E.) says, Like the crest on the peacock’s head, ...
The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World is ... the spread of Indian concepts of mathematics and astronomy to the Arab world and thence to Europe and, third, the spread of Hinduism ...