47. A Brief Bibliography of Hindu Mathematics. 
By G. R. Kayes. 
To those who are not already familiar with, but are inter- 
ested in the literature of the subject, the following list of works 
value. The list does not profess to be complete—indeed such a 
list must always be open to emendation—but it is hoped that 
it will be found useful. 
It has been somewhat difficult to draw a line of demarca- 
tion between works to be included and works that should be 
excluded from the list. For example, it might be somewhat 
difficult to justify the inclusion of Montucla’s ‘ Histoire,’ 
Alberuni’s ‘India,’ etc., while Hankel’s and Cantor’s great 
works ' are excluded. An attempt has, however, been made to 
keep the list within proper bounds, and very few works not 
bearing directly on the subject i in band are given. Naturally, 
the works listed vary in value, and their oe to the student 
depends to some extent upon his point of vie To one first 
tackling the subject perhaps Cantor’s Vickemoea® is the best 
introduction, but the material upon which real work is to be 
done is contained in the original Hindu works edited by 
Cclebrooke, Kern, Thibaut, Hoernle, Dvivedi, Rangacharya 
and others. These studied in the li ght of some knowledge of the 
history of Western mathematics® will give much interest and 
ample results. 
The list now given requires supplementing in several 
directions; the list of Sanskrit texts requires amplification, and 
a list of mathematical works, now only in manuscript, is greatly 
desired. 
It will be noticed that the original Hindu works mentioned 
do not go beyond the time of Bhaskara (twelfth century A.D.), 
after which period Hindu mathematical works cease to have 
special historical interest. 
1. Montucta, J. F.—Histoire des Mathématiques, dans quelles 
on rend compte de leur progres depuis leur origine 
jusqu’a nos jours, ete. Paris, 1799-1-.02. 
1 Hankel Zur Geschicte der mathematik in rscoriay und Mittelalter. 
sais M. Vorlesungen iiber Geschichte dvr Mathe 
eh re is nothing rea ly adequate in the English oy, 
Indian ctdent _is recommended to read a ots Gow’s Short 
Hist tary a Greek Mathe» atics, Heath’s Pivphonbis of A vandria, and, 
where possible, Woepcke’s as Suter’s works on Arabic ashen tics 
