"Bhaskara II (1114-1185) was an Indian mathematician and astronomer. He composed the Siddhanta Siromani, a treatise in four parts -- Lilavati (basics), Bijaganita (algebra), Grahaganita (planetary motion) and Goladhyaya (spheres)."
This quotation comes from an early page of a new (2015) graphic e-book entitled The Illustrated Lilavati -- the text is based on a 1816 John Taylor translation, edited and illustrated for lilboox by Somdip Datta and available for download on smartphones and other devices. Lilavati (named for the daughter of Bhaskara) was written in 1150 and was a standard textbook for arithmetic in India for many years.
This e-book contains 25 illustrated problems (and solutions); here is the first:
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Journal of Math in the Arts features Poetry
A special issue of the Journal of Mathematics and the Arts entitled "Poetry and Mathematics" is now available online at this link. An introduction by guest editor Sarah Glaz is available (for free download) here. In this opening piece, one of the items that Glaz includes is her own translation of a math-puzzle poem from Bhaskara's (1114-1185) Lilavati that is charming. I offer it here:
Ten times the square root of a flock
of geese, seeing the clouds collect,
flew towards lake Manasa, one-eighth
took off for the Sthalapadmini forest.
But unconcerned, three couples frolicked
in the water amongst a multitude of
lotus flowers. Please tell, sweet girl,
how many geese were in the flock.
Ten times the square root of a flock
of geese, seeing the clouds collect,
flew towards lake Manasa, one-eighth
took off for the Sthalapadmini forest.
But unconcerned, three couples frolicked
in the water amongst a multitude of
lotus flowers. Please tell, sweet girl,
how many geese were in the flock.
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