Mathematics and Society. Numbers and Measures in Early Modern South India, by Senthil Babu D.

• Pietro D. Omodeo ^[1]
  1. [1] Ca' Foscari University of venice, venice, Italy
• Localización: Nuncius: annali di storia della scienza, ISSN 0394-7394, Vol. 39, Nº. 1, 2024, págs. 232-237
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This book deals with the mathematical culture of Tamil Naduin precolonial and colonial times. It focuses on mathematical practices and teaching in this part of Southern India, wich was markedly different from the better-known Sanscrit tradition of the Brahminic caste.