ProofWiki:Mathematicians/Piṅgalá
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Indian mathematician about whom practically nothing is known, not even when he lived.
Notable for being the first in history to mention what is now known as Pascal's Triangle.
Nationality
Indian
History
- Lived sometime between the 5th and 2nd century BCE, possibly later.
Books and Papers
- Chandaḥśāstra (also known as Chandaḥsūtra)
