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Madhava of Sangamagrama

The life of Madhava of Sangamagrama - The Forgotten Father of Calculus


Madhava-Leibniz Series

An infinite series for π discovered centuries before European mathematicians.

\[ \pi = \sqrt{12} \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{(-1)^n}{(2n+1)3^n} \]

Sources: https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Madhava/

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