[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918) › c10.6 # Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c10.6 Hindu Achievements in Exact Science: A Study in the History of Scientific Development c10.6 - **Language:** English ### [c10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c10.6) The rule for the computation of the sines indicates the method of computing a table by means of their second differences. This is a considerable refinement in calculation, and was first practised in modern times by the English mathematician Briggs (1556–1631). - [Previous: c10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c10.5) - [Next: c10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c10.7) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.sarkar-1918.c10.6) · Pramāṇa