1. History of the Mathematical Sciences II
Editors: B. S. Yadav, S. L. Singh
An International conference on History of the Mathematical Sciences and allied topics was
organized by the Indian Society for History of Mathematics jointly with the G. B. Pant University of
Agriculture and Technology, Pant Nagar during December 19-22, 2007.
This volume presents a collection of articles based on selected invited addresses held at the meeting,
relating to the history of the mathematical sciences. The title, History of The Mathematical Sciences
II signifies the continuation from the Society’s earlier publication History of the Mathematical
Sciences, based on the proceedings of the international conference organized by the Society in
Ramjas College, Delhi University, Delhi in 2001 (Editors: Ivor Grattan-Guinnes and B.S. Yadav
- published by Hindustan Book Agency, New Delhi -worldwide
distribution by the American Mathematical Society).
Contents include:
– Lagrange’s strategy for solving algebraic equation, Anjing QU
– Evolution of the idea of abstract groups, Mingli Deng, Xianfen
Wang
– Selection principles: history and recent development, Ljubisa
D.R. Kocinac
– Karamata’s proofs of Pappus-Pascal and Desargues theorems,
Aleksandar M. Nikolic
– Artin’s theory of braids and algebraization of topology, B. S. Yadav
– Turning an algebraic identity into an infinite series, K. Mahesh,
R.Venketeswara Pai and K. Romasubramanian
– Mathematical structure of the eccentric and epicyclic models in
ancient Greece and India, Yukio Ohashi
– Towards broadening the horizon of ancient and medieval Indian
mathematical sciences, V. Madhukar Mallayya
– Indian elements in al-Biruni’s Mathematics, Mohammad Bagheri
– Divisibility and primality in Vedic literature, Subhash Kak
– Cultural-cognitive co-evolutionary archaeological approach to
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artificial memory systems, Honghai Deng
– Towards a cross-cultural history of mathematics between the
Chinese, and Arabic Mathematical theories of music: the puzzle of
the Indian Case, Tito M. Tonietti
– Introduction of geometry and physics in theoretical music in the
Renaissance, Oscar Joao Abdounur
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