Mathematics and Society : (Record no. 47866)
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| fixed length control field | 02226cam a2200265 i 4500 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | RNL |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260309083952.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 230713s2022 ii a b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9788194831600 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | RCL |
| 041 0# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| -- | tam |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510 B10M |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Babu D., Senthil |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Mathematics and Society : |
| Sub Title | Numbers and Measures in Early Modern South India / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Senthil Babu D. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2024. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 354p. |
| Other physical details | illustration (black and white) |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-339) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Acknowledgments<br/>List of Tables and Images<br/>Note on Abbreviations<br/>Note On Transliteration And Conventions<br/>Introduction<br/>Chapter I: Mathematics Beyond the Canon<br/>Chapter II: Mathematics of the Practitioner<br/>Chapter III: Memory and Mathematics in Tinnai Schools<br/>Chapter IV: Mathematics Pedagogy for a Public: The Colonial Transition<br/>Conclusion: Mathematics and Its Images of the Public<br/>Bibliography<br/>Appendices<br/>Appendix I: Numbers, Weights and Measures in the Tamil System<br/>Appendix II: A Brief Note on Tamil Numerical Notation<br/>Appendix III: Ponnilakkam, Nellilkkam, Encuvati<br/>Appendix IV: List of Text Books Used for the Study |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This book studies the regional tradition of mathematics in the Tamil-speaking areas of Southern India. It questions the established nature of Indian history of mathematics, which is based only on the Bhatta-Bhaskara tradition. Instead, it brings in practitioners like village accountants and school teachers as primary agents in the practice of mathematics. The author studies these hitherto unexplored historical sources and presents them in a new light. He talks about mathematics at the workplace, at the school, and at the village square in precolonial Tamil society. Finally, the author studies what happened to these practices when encountered by the colonial revenue administration and brings out a social history of mathematics in India. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | English Includes phrases in Tamil. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematics |
| Geographic subdivision | India, South |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematics, Medieval |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Mathematics |
| Geographic subdivision | India, South |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Full call number | Accession Number | Lost status | Damaged status | Price effective from | Koha item type | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price |
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| 510 B10M | 65556 | 03/09/2026 | Books | Mathematics Department Books | RCL | RCL | General Stacks | 01/19/2026 | 1895.00 |