K. V. Sarma

K. Venkateswara Sarma
Born(1919-12-22)22 December 1919
Chengannur, Kerala
Died13 January 2005(2005-01-13) (aged 85)
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materMaharaja's College of Science and Maharaja's College of Arts, Thiruvananthapuram
Known forA History of the Kerala School of Hindu Astronomy [1]
Scientific career
FieldsHistory of astronomy
History of mathematics

Krishna Venkateswara Sarma (1919–2005) was an Indian historian of science, particularly the astronomy and mathematics of the Kerala school. He was responsible for bringing to light several of the achievements of the Kerala school. He was editor of the Vishveshvaranand Indological Research Series, and published the critical edition of several source works in Sanskrit, including the Aryabhatiya of Aryabhata. He was recognised as "the greatest authority on Kerala's astronomical tradition".

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