[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Indian Mathematics](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915) › c6.12 # Indian Mathematics c6.12 Indian Mathematics c6.12 - **Language:** English ### [c6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c6.12) Thus the earliest known record of the use of a sine function occurs in the Indian astronomical works of this period. At one time the invention of this function was attributed to el-Battânı̂ \[\*A.D.\* 877—919\] and although we now know this to be incorrect we must acknowledge that the Arabs utilised the invention to a much more scientific end than did the Indians. - [Previous: c6.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c6.11) - [Next: c6.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c6.13) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c6.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.kaye-1915.c6.12) · Pramāṇa