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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…
Samgamagrāma Mādhava: An Updated Biography
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper presents an updated biography of Samgamagrāma Mādhava incorporating viewpoints expounded by scholars in the recent past and collecting together in one place more details…
On Śankara Varman's (correct) and Mādhava's (incorrect) values for the circumferences of circles
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper examines what computational procedures Śankara Varman (1774-1839) and Sangamagrama Mādhava (c. 1340 - 1425), astronomer-mathematicians of the Kerala school, might have u…
On Mādhava and his correction terms for the Mādhava-Leibniz series for
V. N. Krishnachandran
This paper is intended to serve two purposes: one, to present an account of the life of Sangamagrāma Mādhava, the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics which fl…