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And pretty much every other article on calculus = Comment for Series_(Mathematics) The section on Kerala needs to be rewritten as it incorrectly implies that the Kerala school made a significant contribution that was built upon by others and worse implies that Gregory used this work. Xp fun ( talk) 21:01, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
First, the source articles:
Articles potentially tainted (Found via search of "madhava or Kerala")
... the list goes on, more exhaustive search will be required. List of supplied references
Cited Article | Comment | Citation |
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Mathematical_analysis#cite_ref-4 | Madhava of Sangamagrama, regarded by some as the "founder of mathematical analysis". | G. G. Joseph (1991). The crest of the peacock, London |
History_of_science#cite_ref-15 | In particular, Madhava of Sangamagrama is considered the "founder of mathematical analysis" | George G. Joseph (1991). The crest of the peacock. London. |
History_of_trigonometry#cite_ref-19 | O'Connor and Robertson (2000) | |
History_of_trigonometry#cite_ref-20 | Pearce (2002) | |
James_Gregory_(mathematician) | Under See also is a link "Possible transmission of Kerala mathematics to Europe" "In 1671, or perhaps earlier, he rediscovered the theorem that 14th century Indian mathematician..." |
no citations at all |
Mean_value_theorem#cite_ref-1 | probably least biased reference I've found so far | J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson (2000). [ [1]] |
Ok, lets take that last one: O'Connor and Robertson. Actually, the site is a mirror of the MacTutor archive located at [ [2]]
From there is a link to the interesting biography of Madhava [ [3]]
And from there is the list of references: [ [4]]
And Finally: at the top of the list: G G Joseph, The crest of the peacock (London, 1991)
I'm not disputing whether or not Madhava and his disciples did interesting things with geometry, nor whether the Mayan, Egyptian, or Native plains people of the Americas, had also discovered fascinating relations in nature. I'm objecting to the idea that this has had any relevance to the furthering of knowledge by the currently aknowledged authors of these ideas. Am I nuts here or are we witnessing an overzealous patriot trying to boost his/her country's esteem? Xp fun ( talk) 18:16, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
en | This user is a native speaker of the English language. |
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List of Tainted pages
And pretty much every other article on calculus = Comment for Series_(Mathematics) The section on Kerala needs to be rewritten as it incorrectly implies that the Kerala school made a significant contribution that was built upon by others and worse implies that Gregory used this work. Xp fun ( talk) 21:01, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
First, the source articles:
Articles potentially tainted (Found via search of "madhava or Kerala")
... the list goes on, more exhaustive search will be required. List of supplied references
Cited Article | Comment | Citation |
---|---|---|
Mathematical_analysis#cite_ref-4 | Madhava of Sangamagrama, regarded by some as the "founder of mathematical analysis". | G. G. Joseph (1991). The crest of the peacock, London |
History_of_science#cite_ref-15 | In particular, Madhava of Sangamagrama is considered the "founder of mathematical analysis" | George G. Joseph (1991). The crest of the peacock. London. |
History_of_trigonometry#cite_ref-19 | O'Connor and Robertson (2000) | |
History_of_trigonometry#cite_ref-20 | Pearce (2002) | |
James_Gregory_(mathematician) | Under See also is a link "Possible transmission of Kerala mathematics to Europe" "In 1671, or perhaps earlier, he rediscovered the theorem that 14th century Indian mathematician..." |
no citations at all |
Mean_value_theorem#cite_ref-1 | probably least biased reference I've found so far | J. J. O'Connor and E. F. Robertson (2000). [ [1]] |
Ok, lets take that last one: O'Connor and Robertson. Actually, the site is a mirror of the MacTutor archive located at [ [2]]
From there is a link to the interesting biography of Madhava [ [3]]
And from there is the list of references: [ [4]]
And Finally: at the top of the list: G G Joseph, The crest of the peacock (London, 1991)
I'm not disputing whether or not Madhava and his disciples did interesting things with geometry, nor whether the Mayan, Egyptian, or Native plains people of the Americas, had also discovered fascinating relations in nature. I'm objecting to the idea that this has had any relevance to the furthering of knowledge by the currently aknowledged authors of these ideas. Am I nuts here or are we witnessing an overzealous patriot trying to boost his/her country's esteem? Xp fun ( talk) 18:16, 4 September 2009 (UTC)