Mathematics & Computer Science
Lilavati: a textbook for centuries
1150 CEBhaskara IILilavatiPan-Indian / unspecified
1150
A verse textbook of arithmetic and geometry used across India for centuries and translated into Persian in 1587.
- Dated
- 1150
- As scholars put it
- 1150 CE
- Originator
- Bhaskara II
- Source text
- Lilavati
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Mathematics & Computer Science
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
The story of Bhaskara's daughter Lilavati is legend.
Path to modern innovation
One of the longest-used maths textbooks in history.
Transmission
Persian translation by Faizi at Akbar's court (1587).
References
- 1Lilavati
- 2Faizi (1587)
Further reading
Related
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