Indian Ocean Navigation and the Role of Indian Mathematics
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Which Indian mathematician is credited with developing the concept of sine?
What is the name of the instrument used by Indian sailors to measure the altitude of celestial bodies?
Which Indian text contains the earliest known description of the use of the astrolabe in navigation?
What is the name of the method developed by Indian mathematicians to calculate the distance between two points on the Earth's surface?
Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the zero?
What is the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of negative numbers?
Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the decimal system?
What is the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the sine table?
Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the cosine?
What is the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the tangent?
Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the secant?
What is the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the cosecant?
Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the cotangent?
What is the name of the Indian mathematician who developed the concept of the versine?
Which Indian mathematician developed the concept of the haversine?