Mathematics & Computer Science
Yuktibhasa: derivations of the Kerala series
c. 1530 CEJyeshthadevaYuktibhasa (Malayalam)Kerala
1530
A Malayalam text giving step-by-step derivations, including recursive and limit-like arguments, for the Kerala School's infinite series.
- Dated
- 1530
- As scholars put it
- c. 1530 CE
- Originator
- Jyeshthadeva
- Source text
- Yuktibhasa (Malayalam)
- Region
- Kerala
- Discipline
- Mathematics & Computer Science
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Verification
- Verified-web
Meanwhile in the West
Often described as an early 'calculus text'.
Fair to say
Calling it 'the first calculus textbook' is debated: it lacks a general theory of derivatives and integrals.
Path to modern innovation
Shows Kerala results were proved, not just stated.
Builds on
References
- 1Seshadri (ed.), Studies in the History of Indian Mathematics (Springer, 2010)
Further reading
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