4 papers
On the computation of the arcsin function in the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper examines how the mathematicians and astronomers of the Kerala school tackled the problem of computing the values of the arcsin function. Four different approaches are di…
SamgamagrÄma MÄdhava: An Updated Biography
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper presents an updated biography of SamgamagrÄma MÄdhava incorporating viewpoints expounded by scholars in the recent past and collecting together in one place more detai…
On Åankara Varman's (correct) and MÄdhava's (incorrect) values for the circumferences of circles
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper examines what computational procedures Åankara Varman (1774-1839) and Sangamagrama MÄdhava (c. 1340 - 1425), astronomer-mathematicians of the Kerala school, might have…
On MÄdhava and his correction terms for the MÄdhava-Leibniz series for
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper is intended to serve two purposes: one, to present an account of the life of SangamagrÄma MÄdhava, the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics which…