Powell’s Pi Paradox: the Genius 14th century Indian solution

[imhotep]

Madhava of Sangamagrama is an Indian mathematician from the 14th century and is also known to be a great astronomer. He was born in the Indian state of Kerala in 1350. Very less is known about the early education of Madhava, but his great contributions in mathematics and astronomy are still widely acknowledged. He is famous for establishing the Kerala School of Astronomy and Mathematics. He died in 1425.

 

[Night Rider]

Bump

 

[Candid-B]

breh, I don't believe those fictional tales from Indians.

 

[NRTG]

TFS

 

[Stimulus mind]

TFS, brother. මේ මට මීට ටික දවසකට ඉස්සෙල්ලා හම්බුණු පෝස්ට් එකක්. මෙයාටත් ඉස්සෙල්ලා හිටපු කෙනෙක් ඉන්දියාවෙ.

 

[imhotep]

TFS, brother. මේ මට මීට ටික දවසකට ඉස්සෙල්ලා හම්බුණු පෝස්ට් එකක්. මෙයාටත් ඉස්සෙල්ලා හිටපු කෙනෙක් ඉන්දියාවෙ.

Brahmagupta is well known for his area of a Cyclic Quadrilateral... Even Archimedes was way ahead of his time. Many now agree that Archimedes used the methods & concepts of integral calculus in his work. Though the Calculus as we know it now, was much later.

 

[kinkon]

TFS!!!