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Madhava of Sangamagrama
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Mādhava of Sangamagrāma (Mādhavan) (c. 1340 - c. 1425) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer who is considered to be the founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics in the Late Middle Ages. Madhava made pioneering contributions to the study of infinite series, trigonometry, geometry and algebra.
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[Madhava] took the decisive step onwards from the finite procedures of ancient mathematics to treat their limit-passage to infinity which is the kernel of modern classical analysis.
Rajagopal and Rangachari, 1978. quoted in : Bhaskar Kamble, The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and why this History was Erased, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, 2022 ISBN 9798885750189
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