Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī

• Main Authors: Pai, Venketeswara (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Ramasubramanian, K. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sriram, M.S (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Srinivas, M.D (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences,
• Subjects: Mathematics.; History.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy-Observations.; History of Mathematical Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

Karaṇapaddhati of Putumana Somayājī is an important text of the Kerala School of astronomy and mathematics, probably composed in the 16th century. In the Indian astronomical tradition, the karaṇa texts are essentially computational manuals and they often display a high level of ingenuity in comi...