Bija Ganita

Book Details
• Publisher: Cosmo Publications
• Author: E. Starchey
• ISBN: 9788130712055
• Binding: Hard Bound
• Pages: 130 pp
• Year of Publishing: 2012

Description:
This significant volume revisits the early exploration of Indian mathematics by European scholars during the 19th century.

• The credit for initiating European awareness about Indian mathematical achievements goes largely to Reuben Burrow, who collected and partially translated important Persian manuscripts.
• In 1813, Edward Strachey translated the Bija Ganita (Vija Ganita), a Hindu treatise on algebra, from Persian into English.
• In 1816, John Taylor translated Lilavati, a treatise on arithmetic and geometry by Bhascara Acharya, directly from Sanskrit.
• In 1817, Henry Thomas Colebrooke published Algebra, Arithmetic, and Mensuration, a compilation from the Sanskrit works of Brahmagupta and Bhascara, including the Vija Ganita, Lilavati, Ganitadhyaya, and Cuttacadhyaya.
• These classical works are foundational to the study of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and early astronomy in ancient India.
• Cosmo Publications proudly reintroduces these valuable translations, ensuring their accessibility for students, teachers, and researchers interested in the scientific heritage of India, now also included in the broader Encyclopaedia of Science Heritage of India (in 45 parts).