Sudhakar Dvivedi
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Sudhakar Dvivedi was an India
n scholar in Sanskrit
and mathematics
.
He was born in 1855 in Khajuri, a village near Varanasi
. At an early age he was attracted to mathematics, which he studied under Pandit Devakrsna. In 1883 he was appointed librarian in the Government Sanskrit College , Varanasi
where in 1890 he was appointed the teacher of mathematics and astrology
after Bapudeva Sastri
, retired in 1889. Dvivedi wrote a number of translations, commentaries and treatises, including one on algebra
which included topics such as Pellian equations, squares, and Diophantine equation
s.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n scholar in Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...
and mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
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He was born in 1855 in Khajuri, a village near Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
. At an early age he was attracted to mathematics, which he studied under Pandit Devakrsna. In 1883 he was appointed librarian in the Government Sanskrit College , Varanasi
Government Sanskrit College , Varanasi
Government Sanskrit College was the first college in Benares. Established in 1791, it was a landmark college in India from where several notable teachers emerged. In 1958 it merged with Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.-History:...
where in 1890 he was appointed the teacher of mathematics and astrology
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
after Bapudeva Sastri
Bapudeva Sastri
Bapudeva Sastri was a Brahman pandit who became the first professor of both Indian and western astronomy. He was born on November 1, 1821, to a Brahmin family of Maharashtra. He received his early education in western arithmetic and algebra at the Marathi school in Nagpur...
, retired in 1889. Dvivedi wrote a number of translations, commentaries and treatises, including one on algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
which included topics such as Pellian equations, squares, and Diophantine equation
Diophantine equation
In mathematics, a Diophantine equation is an indeterminate polynomial equation that allows the variables to be integers only. Diophantine problems have fewer equations than unknown variables and involve finding integers that work correctly for all equations...
s.
In Sanskrit
- Chalan Kalan
- Deergha Vritta Lakshan (which means characteristics of ellipse)
- Goleeya Rekha Ganit(which means sphere line mathematics)
- Samikaran Meemansa(which means analysis of equations)
- Yajusha Jyauti-sham and Archa Jyauti-sham
- Ganakatarangini(1892)
- Euclid 's 6 th, 11 th and 12 th parts
- LilavatiLilavatiLilavati was Indian mathematician Bhāskara II's treatise on mathematics. It is the first volume of his main work Siddhānta Shiromani, Sanskrit for "Crown of treatises," alongside Bijaganita, Grahaganita and Golādhyāya.- Name :The name comes from his daughter Līlāvatī...
(1879) - BijaganitaBijaganitaBijaganita was Indian mathematician Bhāskara II's treatise on algebra. It is the second volume of his main work Siddhānta Shiromani, Sanskrit for "Crown of treatises," alongside Lilāvati, Grahaganita and Golādhyāya.- Contents :...
(1889) - Pañcasiddhāntikā of VarāhamihiraVarāhamihiraVarāhamihira , also called Varaha or Mihira, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer who lived in Ujjain...
: Co-edited with George ThibautGeorge ThibautGeorge Frederick William Thibaut was an Indologist notable for his contributions to the understanding of ancient Indian mathematics and astronomy.... - Surya SiddhantaSurya SiddhantaThe Surya Siddhanta is one of the earliest siddhanta in archeo-astronomy of the Hindus by an unknown author. It describes the archeo-astronomy theories, principles and methods of the ancient Hindus. This siddhanta is supposed to be the knowledge that the Sun god gave to an Asura called Maya. Asuras...
- BrahmasphutasiddhantaBrahmasphutasiddhantaThe main work of Brahmagupta, Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta , written c.628, contains ideas including a good understanding of the mathematical role of zero, rules for manipulating both negative and positive numbers, a method for computing square roots, methods of solving linear and some quadratic...
(in 1902) - Aryabhata IIAryabhata IIĀryabhaṭa II was an Indian mathematician and astronomer, and the author of the Maha-Siddhanta. The numeral II is given to him to distinguish him from the earlier and more influential Āryabhaṭa I.-Mahasidhanta:...
's Maha-Siddhanta (in 1910)
In Hindi
- Differential Calculus (1886)
- Integral Calculus(1895)
- Theory of equations(1897)
- A History of Hindu mathematics I(1910)