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245			_aMathematics in Ancient Jaina Literature / _cedited by S G Dani & S K Jain
260			_aSingapore: _bWorld Scientific; _c©2024
300			_axiv, 232p.
520			_aThis monograph is a collection of articles on the mathematical concepts and knowledge found in ancient and medieval Jaina Literature. The material in the monograph is valuable for a course on History of Mathematics in the Departments of Mathematics and Education in colleges and universities. The articles are aimed at a broader audience interested in the History of Mathematics, serving as a reference book. The monograph contains twelve articles. Three of these articles relate to the development of ideas concerning arithmetic and geometry in the Jaina tradition over extended periods, and the rest of nine articles deal with specific themes that engaged the Jaina scholars in the course of their pursuits. In two of the articles, 9 and 10, the readers will find connections to modern topics like cryptography and logic in statistical thinking.
650			_aMathematics
650			_aMathematics _xJaina
650			_aMathematics, Medieval _xIndia
650			_aMathematics, Ancient _xIndia
700			_aDani, S G [ed.]
700			_aJain, S K [ed.]
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