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Indian Mathematics

From the invention of zero to the Kerala school's infinite series — India's quiet mathematical revolution.

Science & Cosmos

In 499 CE, a twenty-three-year-old proposed that the earth rotates and calculated pi to four decimal places.

Apr 15, 2024·9 min read

Science & Cosmos

Two centuries before Newton, a school of astronomer-mathematicians in Kerala discovered infinite series for pi and the trigonometric functions.

Mar 28, 2024·11 min read

Science & Cosmos

Every equation on earth now runs through a symbol first treated as a number in India — the discovery that nothing is something.

Feb 25, 2024·7 min read

Science & Cosmos

The Vedanga of the heavens gave India its calendars, its eclipse predictions, and some of its finest mathematics.

Feb 4, 2024·8 min read

History

The Ashtadhyayi generates the whole Sanskrit language from four thousand rules — a feat computer science recognized as its own ancestor.

Jan 28, 2024·10 min read