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The scholar and East India Company administrator Henry Thomas
Colebrooke (1765-1837) brought India's rich mathematical heritage
to the attention of the wider world with the publication of this
book in 1817. Based on Sanskrit texts, it contains English
translations of classic works by the Indian mathematicians and
astronomers Brahmagupta (598-668) and Bhascara (1114-85), who were
instrumental thinkers in the development of algebra. Included here
are translations of chapters 12 and 18 of Brahmagupta's best-known
work, Brahmasphutasiddhanta, focusing on arithmetic and algebra
respectively. Also included in this book are translations of two of
the greatest works by Bhascara: Lilavati, his treatise on
arithmetic, and Bijaganita, on algebra. Furthermore, Colebrooke's
introduction aims to position the Indian advancement of algebra in
relation to its development by the Greeks and Arabs.
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