…Born in Bijapur, now part of the Mysore region, he completed a tetralogy of mathematics and astronomy collectively known as the Siddhānta-śiromaṇi at the age of 36. The two works, Lilāvatī and Bijagaṇita, deal with the two major branches of Indian mathematics: pāṭīgaṇita (mathematics using only known numbers) and bijagaṇita (mathematics using unknown numbers), respectively. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Siddhānta-śiromaṇi" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…生地は現在のマイソール地方のビジャープル市である。36歳のとき《シッダーンタ・シローマニSiddhānta‐śiromaṇi》と総称される数学と天文学の四部作を完成した。そのうち《リーラーバティーLīlāvatī》と《ビージャガニタBījagaṇita》は,インド数学の二大分野であるパーティーガニタpāṭīgaṇita(既知数のみを用いる数学)とビージャガニタ(未知数を用いて行われる数学)をそれぞれ扱ったものである。… ※「《Siddhānta-śiromaṇi》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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