Geometrical Knowledge in Early Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22123969 |
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| Authors | Chandana Jayawardana (0000-0003-1748-2301, Open University of Sri Lanka, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 44-67 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Science in South Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2369-775X • E-ISSN: 2369-775X |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.18732/hssa69 |
| OpenAlex | W4289012847 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This article addresses on history of mathematics (specially one of its specific branch, geometry) in Sri Lanka. Despite the large amount of research on the history of mathematics in India, China and the Middle East, that on Sri Lanka still remains limited. Sri Lanka had close relations with all these regions from ancient times and knowldge on mathematics should not be an alien subject there. This article tries to address the paucity of research on the history of mathematics in Sri Lanka while emphasizing the local character of that ancient knowldge
Alien · Ancient history · Archaeology · China · Geography · Geometry · Library science · Mathematics education · Political science · Politics · South asia · Sri lanka · Computer Science · Historical Astronomy and Related Studies · History · History and Theory of Mathematics · Law · Mathematics
| Highly cited | No |
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