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Bhāskara II  (c. 1114–1185)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhāskara_II|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhāskara_II}}</ref>, also known as '''Bhāskarāchārya''' and as Bhāskara II to avoid confusion with [[Bhaskara I|Bhāskara I]], was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. His main work Siddhānta-Śiromani, (Sanskrit for "Crown of Treatises") is divided into four parts called Līlāvatī, Bījagaṇita, Grahagaṇita and Golādhyāya which are also sometimes considered four independent works. These four sections deal with arithmetic, algebra, mathematics of the planets, and spheres respectively. He also wrote another treatise named Karaṇā Kautūhala.
Bhāskara II  (c. 1114–1185)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhāskara_II|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhāskara_II}}</ref>, also known as '''Bhāskarāchārya''' and as Bhāskara II to avoid confusion with [[Bhaskara I|Bhāskara I]], was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. His main work Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi, (Sanskrit for "Crown of Treatises") is divided into four parts called Līlāvatī, Bījagaṇita, Grahagaṇita and Golādhyāya which are also sometimes considered four independent works. These four sections deal with arithmetic, [[algebra]], mathematics of the planets, and spheres respectively. He also wrote another treatise named Karaṇā Kautūhala.


Some of Bhaskara's contributions to mathematics include the following:
Some of Bhāskara's contributions to mathematics include the following:
 
[[File:Bhaskaracharya proof of pythagorean Theorem.png|alt=Bhaskaracharya proof of Pythagorean Theorem|thumb|Bhaskaracharya proof of Pythagorean Theorem]]


* A proof of the Pythagorean theorem by calculating the same area in two different ways and then cancelling out terms to get ''a''<sup>2</sup> + ''b''<sup>2</sup> = ''c''<sup>2</sup>.
* A proof of the Pythagorean theorem by calculating the same area in two different ways and then cancelling out terms to get ''a''<sup>2</sup> + ''b''<sup>2</sup> = ''c''<sup>2</sup>.
* In ''Līlāvatī'', solutions of quadratic, cubic and quartic indeterminate equations are explained.
* In ''Līlāvatī'', solutions of quadratic, cubic and quartic indeterminate equations are explained.
Lilavati (meaning a beautiful woman) is based on Arithmetic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhaskara II|url=https://www.booksfact.com/science/ancient-science/bhaskaracharya-greatest-mathematician-introduced-concept-infinity.html}}</ref>. It is believed that Bhaskara named this book after his daughter Lilavati.    Many of the problems in this book are addressed to his daughter. For example “Oh Lilavati, intelligent girl, if you understand addition & subtraction, tell me the sum of the amounts 2, 5, 32, 193, 18, 10 & 100, as well as [the remainder of] those when subtracted from 10000.” The book contains thirteen chapters, mainly definitions, arithmetical terms, interest computation, arithmetical & geometric progressions. Many of the methods in the book on computing numbers such as multiplications, squares & progressions were based on common objects like kings & elephants, which a common man could understand.
 
* Solutions of indeterminate quadratic equations (of the type ''ax''<sup>2</sup> + ''b'' = ''y''<sup>2</sup>).
Līlāvatī (meaning a beautiful woman) is based on Arithmetic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhāskara II|url=https://www.booksfact.com/science/ancient-science/bhaskaracharya-greatest-mathematician-introduced-concept-infinity.html}}</ref>. It is believed that Bhāskara named this book after his daughter Līlāvatī.    Many of the problems in this book are addressed to his daughter. For example “Oh Līlāvatī, intelligent girl, if you understand addition & subtraction, tell me the sum of the amounts 2, 5, 32, 193, 18, 10 & 100, as well as [the remainder of] those when subtracted from 10000.” The book contains thirteen chapters, mainly definitions, arithmetical terms, interest computation, arithmetical & geometric progressions. Many of the methods in the book on computing numbers such as multiplications, squares & progressions were based on common objects like kings & elephants, which a common man could understand.
* The first general method for finding the solutions of the problem ''x''<sup>2</sup> − ''ny''<sup>2</sup> = 1 (so-called "Pell's equation") was given by Bhaskara II.
* Solutions of [[Indeterminate Quadratic Equation|indeterminate quadratic equations]] (of the type ''ax''<sup>2</sup> + ''b'' = ''y''<sup>2</sup>).
* The first general method for finding the solutions of the problem ''x''<sup>2</sup> − ''ny''<sup>2</sup> = 1 (so-called "Pell's equation") was given by Bhāskara II.
* Preliminary concept of mathematical analysis.
* Preliminary concept of mathematical analysis.
* Preliminary concept of infinitesimal calculus, along with notable contributions towards integral calculus.
* Preliminary concept of infinitesimal calculus, along with notable contributions towards integral calculus.
* Calculated the derivatives of trigonometric functions and formulae.
* Calculated the derivatives of trigonometric functions and formulae.
* In ''Siddhanta-Śiromani'', Bhaskara developed spherical trigonometry along with a number of other trigonometric results.
* In ''Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi'', Bhāskara developed spherical trigonometry along with a number of other trigonometric results.
The ''Siddhānta Shiromani'' (written in 1150) demonstrates Bhaskara's knowledge of trigonometry, including the sine table and        relationships between different trigonometric functions. He also developed spherical trigonometry, along with other interesting trigonometrical results. In particular Bhaskara seemed more interested in trigonometry for its own sake than his predecessors who saw it only as a tool for calculation. Among the many interesting results given by Bhaskara, results found in his works include computation of sines of angles of 18 and 36 degrees, and the now well known formulae for  sin(a+b) and sin(a-b).
The ''Siddhānta'' ''Śiromaṇi'' (written in 1150) demonstrates Bhāskara 's knowledge of trigonometry, including the sine table and        relationships between different trigonometric functions. He also developed spherical trigonometry, along with other interesting trigonometrical results. In particular Bhāskara seemed more interested in trigonometry for its own sake than his predecessors who saw it only as a tool for calculation. Among the many interesting results given by Bhāskara , results found in his works include computation of sines of angles of 18 and 36 degrees, and the now well known formulae for  sin(a+b) and sin(a-b).
== See Also ==
== See Also ==


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== External Links ==
== External Links ==


* [https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bhaskara_II/ Bhaskara_II]
* [https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Bhaskara_II/ Bhāskara_II]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707064659/http://www.4to40.com/legends/index.asp?p=Bhaskara Biography]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707064659/http://www.4to40.com/legends/index.asp?p=Bhaskara Biography]



Revision as of 18:18, 12 October 2022

Bhāskara II
जन्मc 1114 AD
मर गयाc 1185 AD
युगShaka era
उल्लेखनीय कार्यSiddhānta Shiromani (Līlāvatī, Bījagaṇita, Grahagaṇita and Golādhyāya), Karaṇa-Kautūhala

Bhāskara II  (c. 1114–1185)[1], also known as Bhāskarāchārya and as Bhāskara II to avoid confusion with Bhāskara I, was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. His main work Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi, (Sanskrit for "Crown of Treatises") is divided into four parts called Līlāvatī, Bījagaṇita, Grahagaṇita and Golādhyāya which are also sometimes considered four independent works. These four sections deal with arithmetic, algebra, mathematics of the planets, and spheres respectively. He also wrote another treatise named Karaṇā Kautūhala.

Some of Bhāskara's contributions to mathematics include the following:

Bhaskaracharya proof of Pythagorean Theorem
Bhaskaracharya proof of Pythagorean Theorem
  • A proof of the Pythagorean theorem by calculating the same area in two different ways and then cancelling out terms to get a2 + b2 = c2.
  • In Līlāvatī, solutions of quadratic, cubic and quartic indeterminate equations are explained.

Līlāvatī (meaning a beautiful woman) is based on Arithmetic[2]. It is believed that Bhāskara named this book after his daughter Līlāvatī. Many of the problems in this book are addressed to his daughter. For example “Oh Līlāvatī, intelligent girl, if you understand addition & subtraction, tell me the sum of the amounts 2, 5, 32, 193, 18, 10 & 100, as well as [the remainder of] those when subtracted from 10000.” The book contains thirteen chapters, mainly definitions, arithmetical terms, interest computation, arithmetical & geometric progressions. Many of the methods in the book on computing numbers such as multiplications, squares & progressions were based on common objects like kings & elephants, which a common man could understand.

  • Solutions of indeterminate quadratic equations (of the type ax2 + b = y2).
  • The first general method for finding the solutions of the problem x2ny2 = 1 (so-called "Pell's equation") was given by Bhāskara II.
  • Preliminary concept of mathematical analysis.
  • Preliminary concept of infinitesimal calculus, along with notable contributions towards integral calculus.
  • Calculated the derivatives of trigonometric functions and formulae.
  • In Siddhānta-Śiromaṇi, Bhāskara developed spherical trigonometry along with a number of other trigonometric results.

The Siddhānta Śiromaṇi (written in 1150) demonstrates Bhāskara 's knowledge of trigonometry, including the sine table and relationships between different trigonometric functions. He also developed spherical trigonometry, along with other interesting trigonometrical results. In particular Bhāskara seemed more interested in trigonometry for its own sake than his predecessors who saw it only as a tool for calculation. Among the many interesting results given by Bhāskara , results found in his works include computation of sines of angles of 18 and 36 degrees, and the now well known formulae for  sin(a+b) and sin(a-b).

See Also

External Links

References

  1. "Bhāskara_II".
  2. "Bhāskara II".