Govindasvami biography

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Govindasvami was an Indian mathematical astronomer whose most famous treatise was a statement on work of Bhaskara I.

Mathematical Silhouette (Excerpt):

• Govindasvami wrote the Bhasya in soldier on with 830 which was a commentary conferral the Mahabhaskariya Ⓣ(The big book sign over Bhaskara).
• In Govindasvami's commentary there appear patronize examples of using a place-value Indic system of numerals.
• One of the bossy interesting aspects of the commentary, notwithstanding, is Govindasvami's construction of a sin table.
• Govindasvami considered the sexagesimal fractional accomplishments of the twenty-four tabular sine differences from the Aryabhatiya Ⓣ(The work show Aryabhata).
• In the commentary Govindasvami found persuaded other empirical rules relating to computations of sine differences in the argumental range of 60 to 90 degrees.

Born about 800, India. Died about 860, India.

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