The Mercury of The Alchemists And The Bija Ganita Aphorisms

by Dilip Rajeev

The Bija Ganita is an aphoristic text on mathematics. The ancient Indian text, dealing with the foundations of mathematical analysis has been interpreted as a treatise on algebra. The nature of Sanskrit allows for layers of meaning to be embedded in a text. Words such as vyakta and avyakta can be read as the known and unknown in an algebraic expression, and also as the appeared universe, and the beyond appeared. Both the senses being standard usage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725805138
• ISBN13: 9781725805132
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"