3 papers
math.HO2025
Mathematics A Missing Factor in Assessing the Antiquity of Vedanga Jyotisa
Jaidev Dasgupta
While reading ancient texts one has to be cognizant of the assumptions made about the past. One has to ask: Are these assumptions valid? Are we projecting the present views into th…
math.HO2025
From Concrete to Abstract in Indian Mathematics
Jaidev Dasgupta
Despite the extensive amount of scholarly work done on Indian mathematics in the last 200 years, the conditions under which it originated and evolved is still not clear. Often, one…
math.HO2024
Emergence of Mathematics in Ancient India: A Reassessment
Jaidev Dasgupta
This work explores a possible course of evolution of mathematics in ancient times in India when there was no script, no place-value system, and no zero. Reviewing examples of time-…