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PUBLISHER'S NOTE
Rajasthan Prakrit Bharti Sansthan, Jaipur, has many streams of publications; it brings out books on philosophies, religions their comparative studies, history, art & culture, ancient literary works, Prakrit language and secular scientific subjects etc. On the last one presently we propose to bring out a series of ten books in collaboration with renowned Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Scientific Rerearch, New Delhi, out of which this one is the first.
We are indeed grateful to Professor L. C. Jain, an eminent authority on history of mathematics, to have written this book which might be useful in appreciating the contribution of ancient scholars to the development of mathematics.
We are also indebted to Dr. G. C. Patni formerly Professor and Head of Department of Mathematics and Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur for contributing the forward of the book.
Mahopadhyaya Shri Vinay Sagarji Sahab, Joint Secretary of our Society arranged its publication through Friends Printers, Jaipur. We are grateful to both of them.
O. P. BHARTIA
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Scientific Research NEW DELHI
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D. R. MEHTA
Secretary,
Rajasthan Prakrit Bharti Sansthan. JAIPUR
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