1480 ⟶ Madhava of Sangamagrama Determines Pi's Infinity
Madhava of Sangamagrama found pi and that it was infinite.
Year
1380
1480
♾️ Madhava of Sangamagrama Develops Taylor Series
Madhava of Sangamagrama develops the Taylor series, and derives the Taylor series representation for the sine, cosine and arctangent functions, and uses it to produce the Leibniz series for π.⟶
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India📐 Madhava of Sangamagrama Discusses Error Terms in Infinite Series for π
Madhava of Sangamagrama discusses error terms in infinite series in the context of his infinite series for π.⟶
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India🔢 Madhava of Sangamagrama Discovers Continued Fractions
Madhava of Sangamagrama discovers continued fractions and uses them to solve transcendental equations.⟶
MathematicsContinued FractionsMadhava of SangamagramaTranscendental Equations14th Century
India🔁 Madhava of Sangamagrama Solves Transcendental Equations by Iteration
Madhava of Sangamagrama solves transcendental equations by iteration.⟶
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Indiaπ Madhava of Sangamagrama Achieves Most Precise π Estimate of Medieval World
Madhava of Sangamagrama discovers the most precise estimate of π in the medieval world through his infinite series, a strict inequality with uncertainty 3e-13.⟶
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India∞ Madhava of Sangamagrama Determines Pi's Infinity
Madhava of Sangamagrama found pi and that it was infinite.⟶
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