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Madhava of Sangamagrama

c. 1340–1425 CE · Mathematical analysis

Founder of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. He discovered infinite series expansions for sine, cosine and the arctangent — including a series for pi — anticipating key results of mathematical analysis by roughly three centuries.

Source: MacTutor — Madhava

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