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Chapter 10: A Passage to Infinity: The Kerala School and Its Impact

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      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • Introduction

      • The Origins of the Kerala School

      • The Kerala School: The Actors

      • The Social Landscape of Medieval Kerala

      • The Highlights of the Kerala School

      • Motivation and Method

      • Kerala Mathematics to Europe: Possible Transmissions

      • Conclusion

      • Endnotes

      • Appendix 1. The Rationale and the Method: A Study of the Madhava–Gregory Series

      • Endnotes

      • Appendix 2. Improving Accuracy Through Corrections

      • Endnotes

      • Appendix 3. Power Series for Sines and Cosines

      • Endnotes