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Did you know that Vedic priests were using the so- called Pythagorean theorem to construct their fire altars in 800 BCE?; that the differential equation for the sine function, in finite difference form, was described by Indian mathematician-astronomers in the fifth century CE?; and that “Gregory’s” series π/4 =1−1 +1 −··· was proven using the 35 power series for arc-tangent and, with ingenious summation methods, used to accurately compute π in southwest India in the fourteenth century? If any of this surprises you, Plofker’s book is for you... -- Read this book review by Prof. David Mumford, A renowned Mathematician and Fields Medal winner! ams.org/notices/201003/rtx100300385p.pdf
Posted on: Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:39:48 +0000

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