Marcus du Sautoy visits an ancient Indian observatory, and explores how Indian mathematicians used trigonometry to make celestial observations. Using examples in right angled triangles ...

The first algorithms that calculated pi up to record-setting lengths of several million digits were based on formulae published by Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan in 1914. Today ...

Dr T N Subramaniam, an eminent mathematician of Indian origin and creator of Route One company & server for General Motors, passed away in Michigan on Tuesday. He was 76. Subramaniam, who migrated ...

At this centre of scientific research and teaching, he oversaw the translation of many major Greek and Indian mathematical and astronomy works into Arabic. He also produced original work that had ...

Marcus du Sautoy visits an ancient Indian observatory, and explores how Indian mathematicians used trigonometry to make celestial observations. Using examples in right angled triangles ...