Babu D., Senthil <br/><br/>
Mathematics and Society :  Numbers and Measures in Early Modern South India / 
Senthil Babu D. 
 - New Delhi:  Oxford University Press,  2024. 
 - xiv, 354p.  illustration (black and white) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-339) and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><br/>English Includes phrases in Tamil. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9788194831600 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematics--India, South<br/>Mathematics, Medieval<br/>Mathematics--India, South
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510 B10M