Mathematics & Computer Science
Sine approximation formula
629 CEBhaskara IMahabhaskariyaPan-Indian / unspecified
629 CE
A remarkably accurate rational-function approximation of the sine.
- Dated
- 629 CE
- As scholars put it
- 629 CE
- Originator
- Bhaskara I
- Source text
- Mahabhaskariya
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Mathematics & Computer Science
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Comparable approximations formalised much later in Europe.
Fair to say
A specific approximation, valued for its accuracy and simplicity.
Path to modern innovation
An elegant early result in numerical approximation.
Builds on
Transmission
Independent work.
References
- 1Mahabhaskariya
- 2Plofker (2009)
Further reading
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