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We find the use of mathematics from the early Vedic age. Śulbasūtras (9 th c. B.C. -5 th c. B.C.)... more We find the use of mathematics from the early Vedic age. Śulbasūtras (9 th c. B.C. -5 th c. B.C.), written specially for making alters (vedis) for the rituals of Hindus, are the manuals of geometric constructions which could not have come into existence overnight. It seems more probable that Indian geometry developed gradually into the Śulvasūtra stage with the intervening links buried in the sands of time. Āryabhata I (475A.D.), Brahmagupta (7 th century) and Bhāskarācārya (1150 A.D.) did works in many fields of mathematics which were applied in many fields including astronomy and geography. Brahmagupta's theorems on cyclic quadrilaterals are the great achievements in the mathematical history of India. Mathematicians from Kerala added more advancement in mathematics and broke the finite barrier and soared to infinite. Their infinite series expansions may have anticipated other mathematicians to work on that field. Because of their works, the period between 13 th and 18 th century A.D. is known as the golden age of Indian mathematics. Pingalacchandasūtram is a book related to prosody in Sanskrit but it uses some advanced mathematical expressions which may attract the interest of a mathematician.
We find the use of mathematics from the early Vedic age. Śulbasūtras (9 th c. B.C. -5 th c. B.C.)... more We find the use of mathematics from the early Vedic age. Śulbasūtras (9 th c. B.C. -5 th c. B.C.), written specially for making alters (vedis) for the rituals of Hindus, are the manuals of geometric constructions which could not have come into existence overnight. It seems more probable that Indian geometry developed gradually into the Śulvasūtra stage with the intervening links buried in the sands of time. Āryabhata I (475A.D.), Brahmagupta (7 th century) and Bhāskarācārya (1150 A.D.) did works in many fields of mathematics which were applied in many fields including astronomy and geography. Brahmagupta's theorems on cyclic quadrilaterals are the great achievements in the mathematical history of India. Mathematicians from Kerala added more advancement in mathematics and broke the finite barrier and soared to infinite. Their infinite series expansions may have anticipated other mathematicians to work on that field. Because of their works, the period between 13 th and 18 th century A.D. is known as the golden age of Indian mathematics. Pingalacchandasūtram is a book related to prosody in Sanskrit but it uses some advanced mathematical expressions which may attract the interest of a mathematician.