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Re: ARTICLE : Mathematics in ancient India
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To: ghen@netcom.com
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Subject: Re: ARTICLE : Mathematics in ancient India
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From: jai@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
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Date: Tue, 03 Sep 1996 12:06:19 -1000
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Organization: Mantra Corporation, USA
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References: <ghenDwqLvJ.B8z@netcom.com> <ghenDwuynp.q4@netcom.com> <ghenDx64I1.207@netcom.com>
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Reply-To: "Dr. Jai Maharaj" <jai@eskimo.com>
In the article <ghenDx64I1.207@netcom.com>,
of Tue, 3 Sep 1996 17:56:24 UTC,
ntiwari@rs3.esm.vt.edu (N. Tiwari) wrote:
> . . . The correct thing should be:
> (Sin[x+dx]-Sin[x])/dx=Cos[x] in the limiting sense.
One is reminded of the SOORYA SIDDHANT; two verses are
offered below:
[...]
"14. By reason of this and that rate of motion, from
day to day, the planets thus come to an accordance with
their observed places -- this, their correction, I shall
carefully explain.
"15. The eighth part of the minutes of a sine is
called the first sine; that, increased by the remainder
left after subtracting from it the quotient arising from
dividing it by itself, is the second sine.
[...]
Jai Maharaj <jai@mantra.com> Jyotishi, Vedic Astrologer
%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:%:% Om Shanti %:%:%
