What Historians of Science Recognise
From The Siddhānta Śiromaṇi, taught by Acharya T Krishnatrey. This lesson is free to read.
<pre data-block="research">Historians of mathematics credit Bhāskara II with: a general solution of the "Pell" equation by the cakravāla (centuries before Europe); sophisticated work with zero, negatives and surds; an early grasp of the derivative and of "Rolle's theorem" in his instantaneous-velocity analysis; and a clear physical statement of gravity. His works were studied for centuries and translated into Persian; the calculus lineage he stands in reaches its height in the Kerala school's infinite series for π and the trigonometric functions.</pre>