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On Śrīdhara’s rational solution of Nx2 + 1 = y2

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Śrīdhara is remembered as one of the greatest Hindu Mathematicians. Unfortunately there is no definite evidence to show when and where he lived. Even his works are not all available.

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Kolachana, A., Mahesh, K., Ramasubramanian, K. (2019). On Śrīdhara’s rational solution of Nx2 + 1 = y2. In: Kolachana, A., Mahesh, K., Ramasubramanian, K. (eds) Studies in Indian Mathematics and Astronomy. Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7326-8_10

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