Vaṭeśvara

Vaṭeśvara (वटेश्वर) (born 880), was a tenth-century Indian mathematician from Kashmir[1][2] who presented several trigonometric identities. He was the author (at the age of 24)[3] of Vaṭeśvara-siddhānta written in 904 AD, a treatise focusing on astronomy and applied mathematics.

References

1. R.N. Rai, Karanasara of Vatesvara, Indian National Science Academy (1970), vol. 6, n. I, p. 34 Archived 2015-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
2. Vaṭeśvara, Vaṭeśvara-siddhānta and Gola of Vaṭeśvara: English translation and commentary, National Commission for the Compilation of History of Sciences in India (1985), p. xxvii
3. Kim Plofker, Mathematics in India, Princeton University Press (2009), p. 326

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