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Pingala’s Fountain at Chennai Mathematical Institute, Siruseri, Chennai, India
Pingala is an ancient mathematician (300 BC) who authored Chandas Sutras (the science of syllables in verses). This is a mathematical art project to honour Pingala’s algorithmic bijection between binary and natural numbers, binomial coefficients and Fibonacci numbers.
Sculptors:
V. Rajagopal, J. Paul Victor, V. Kannan, K. Ravichandran,
R. Dhanasekaran, Thanikasalam and Doss.
History of Mathematics Advisors:
R. Sridharan, Chennai Mathematical Institute and
M.D. Srinivas, Centre for Policy Studies, Chennai.
Designers:
Raazesh Sainudiin and Krithika Yogeeswaran
Pingala’s Fountain, R. Sainudiin, R. Sridharan, M. D. Srinivas, K. Yogeeswaran, 7 pages, December 14, 2013 (PDF 16MB)
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