An application of the addition and subtraction formula for the Sine in Indian astronomy

Ramasubramanian, K.; Hayashi, Takao; Montelle, Clemency; Ikeyama, Setsuro

doi:10.1007/978-981-13-6034-3_15

K. Ramasubramanian¹¹,
Takao Hayashi¹²,
Clemency Montelle¹³ &
…
Setsuro Ikeyama

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It is well known that Bhāskara is the first Indian astronomer who mentioned clearly the addition and subtraction formula for the sine and the cosine.

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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
K. Ramasubramanian
(emeritus) Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Takao Hayashi
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Clemency Montelle

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Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
K. Ramasubramanian
(emeritus) Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan
Takao Hayashi
Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Ramasubramanian, K., Hayashi, T., Montelle, C., Ikeyama, S. (2019). An application of the addition and subtraction formula for the Sine in Indian astronomy. In: Ramasubramanian, K., Hayashi, T., Montelle, C. (eds) Bhāskara-prabhā. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6034-3_15

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