🇮🇳W7 L1 - Brief history of astronomy and mathematics in India Flashcards
How Indian astronomers and mathematicians stored astronomical knowledge
1
Q
From what time did influential Indian mathematical authors in the first millenium start publishing?
A
From around 500 CE
2
Q
What verbal tool did people use to memorise methods and techniques in math and astronomy in India?
A
Scientific poetry
3
Q
What language was commonly used for Indian math & astronomy?
A
Sanskrit
4
Q
How were numbers stored in scientific poetry?
A
Through object-number association (eg 3 blind mice)
5
Q
Who was a famous Indian mathematician from the 12th Century?
A
Bhaskara
6
Q
Name one astronomical phenomenon that Bhaskara encoded in scientific poetry in the 12th century.
A
The declination of the Sun at various longitude points
