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Nilakantha Somayaji

Indian mathematician · India · Academics · Lived 1444 to 1501 · aged 57

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Keļallur Nīlakaṇṭha Somayāji, also referred to as Keļallur Comatiri, was a mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. One of his most influential works was the comprehensive astronomical treatise Tantrasamgraha completed in 1501.

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Keļallur Nīlakaṇṭha Somayāji, also referred to as Keļallur Comatiri, was a mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. One of his most influential works was the comprehensive astronomical treatise Tantrasamgraha completed in 1501. He had also composed an elaborate commentary on Aryabhatiya called the Aryabhatiya Bhasya. In this Bhasya, Nilakantha had discussed infinite series expansions of trigonometric functions and problems of algebra and spherical geometry. Grahapariksakrama is a manual on making observations in astronomy based on instruments of the time.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1444 to 1501 · aged 57

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