Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c8.4

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c8.4

Bhāskara II¹ laid particular emphasis on the study of trigonometry in order to obtain proficiency in astronomy. The idea on values of π, sine, cosine expressed in series was first found in the works of Mādhava and then appeared in the *Karaṇa Paddhati*, *Tantrasaṃgraha* and *Yuktibhāṣā*

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Tantrasaṅgraha — Nīlakaṇṭha Somayājī 1500, Sanskrit
Yuktibhāṣā (Gaṇitayuktibhāṣā) — Jyeṣṭhadeva 1520, Malayalam
Karaṇapaddhati — Putumana Somayājī 1660, Sanskrit