Maths scientist biography in telugu

11th-12th century Indian mathematician

Pavuluri Mallana was a c. 11th or early 12th century Indian mathematician from present-day Andhra Pradesh.^[1][2] He translated Gaṇita-sāra-saṅgraha, a 9th century Sanskrit mathematical treatise of Mahaviracharya into Telugu as Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu, popularly known as Pavuluri Ganitamu.^[3][4]

Sāra Sangraha Ganitamu was the earliest translation of a mathematical text from Sanskrit into a regional language and also the oldest scientific text written in Telugu.^[5][6] It is also the first scientific treatise on mathematics in any Dravidian language.^[7] Mallana also described the system of weights, measures, and coinage used in Andhra in that era in his work.^[8] Mallana's work was followed by Eluganti Peddana's Prakīrna Ganitamu, a Telugu translation of Bhāskara'sLīlāvatī.^[9][10]

Life

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