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Subhankari: An Indigenous Tradition of Elementary Mathematical Instruction

 
Santanu Chacraverti (Author)
Synopsis This book, as its title suggests, is about Subhankari--an almost forgotten tradition of computation prevailing in precolonial Bengal. It deals with quite a number of things : the science and art of Subhankari computation, the nature of the prevailing units of measure and currency, the teaching of computation in schools, the non-utilitarian aspects of Subhankari, the social and cultural context of Subhankari and how the latter incorporated earlier Indian mathematical concepts and mores. Although the work is declaredly suggestive rather than exhaustive, the author goes into substantial detail in explaining the units of measure and currency and Subhankari computational procedures. The work should command the interest of historians and anthropologists concerned with popular computational traditions.
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About the author

Santanu Chacraverti

Santanu Chacraverti teaches history at Brahmananda Keshab Chandra College, Kolkata. He did his Doctoral research at Jadavpur university, on Ramendra-sundar Trivedi and Bengal’s Response to Modern Western Science, and was admitted to PhD in 1997. He has taught and written on various themes pertaining to the history of science. He has co-edited a volume on the late Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya, one of the greatest historians of ancient Indian science. His articles have featured in the publications of the Asiatic Society and Jadavpur University. His interests include human rights and environmental issues.

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Title Subhankari: An Indigenous Tradition of Elementary Mathematical Instruction
Format Hardcover
Date published: 25.04.2007
Edition 1st ed.
Language: English
length xvi+176p., Tables; Notes; References; Bibliography; Index; 23cm.
Subjects History