Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s14.38
Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s14.38
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c5.s14.38
The rule of Jñānarāja has been reproduced by his son Sūryadāsa in his commentary on the algebra of Bhāskara II. It reappears in the works of Kamalākara¹ (1658 A. D.). From the standpoint of actual computation, the approximate values of surds as obtained by Jñānarāja were stated by Greek Heron² (200 A. D.), who however gave no method of his calculation.