Mathematics & Computer Science
Narayana Pandita's magic squares
1356 CENarayana PanditaGanita KaumudiPan-Indian / unspecified
1356
General methods for constructing magic squares and related figures.
- Dated
- 1356
- As scholars put it
- 1356 CE
- Originator
- Narayana Pandita
- Source text
- Ganita Kaumudi
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Mathematics & Computer Science
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Fair to say
Magic squares were known earlier in China and the Islamic world.
Path to modern innovation
An early systematic treatment of combinatorial design.
References
- 1Ganita Kaumudi
- 2Plofker (2009)
Further reading
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