[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981) › c7.105 # Jyotihshastra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c7.105 Jyotiḥśāstra: Astral and Mathematical Literature c7.105 - **Language:** English ### [c7.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.105) In about 1500 at Nandigrāma in Gujarāt Keśava,⁷⁷ the father of the celebrated Gaṇeśa, composed an extremely concise (there are only forty-two verses) but very popular handbook on the principal mathematical calculations essential in jātaka, the Jātakapaddhati.⁷⁸ Keśava’s inspiration was apparently Śrīpati’s JKP, of which his JP might be regarded as a condensation. Commentaries were - [Previous: c7.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.104) - [Next: c7.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.106) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.pingree-1981.c7.105) · Pramāṇa